Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

1. AThinning
2. BBreaking
3. CSoftening
4. DHardening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The deep cut needed six sutures.”

1. ABandages
2. BSplints
3. COintments
4. DStitches

What does the prefix inter- mean, as in “intervertebral”?

1. AWithin
2. BBehind
3. CBelow
4. DBetween

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s lungs sounded congested.”

1. AClear and healthy
2. BLarger than normal
3. CFilled with fluid or mucus
4. DCollapsed and completely airless

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The unit has strict protocols for infection control.”

1. AStaff uniforms
2. BYearly budgets
3. CSeparate buildings
4. DOfficial procedures or rules

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient became agitated during the night.”

1. AUnconscious and still
2. BCalm and settled
3. CSleepy and slow
4. DRestless and disturbed

Which word means “relating to the mother in the period after childbirth”?

1. ANeonatal
2. BIntrapartum
3. CPostpartum
4. DAntepartum

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of dorsal?

1. AVentral
2. BSuperior
3. CDistal
4. DCaudal