Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.”

1. AHaving enough rest and sleep
2. BHaving a normal body temperature
3. CHaving enough food and energy
4. DHaving enough water in the body

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

1. ABile or the gallbladder
2. BBlood or the blood vessels of the body
3. CUrine or the urinary tract
4. DSweat or the sweat glands

What does the prefix pseudo- mean, as in “pseudocyst”?

1. AFalse
2. BTrue
3. CLarge
4. DHidden

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient lives in a rural area far from the hospital.”

1. ACoastal
2. BIndustrial
3. CCity centre
4. DCountryside

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”

1. AOn the back of the limb
2. BCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
3. CFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
4. DIn the middle of the bone

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Patient safety is paramount.”

1. AExpensive
2. BDifficult to achieve
3. COptional
4. DMost important

What does the term angioplasty mean?

1. ASurgical repair or widening of a blood vessel
2. BSurgical removal of a blood vessel
3. CInflammation of a blood vessel
4. DAn X-ray image of the blood vessels after dye injection

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins
2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
3. CHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
4. DA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs