Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wash around the incision gently with soap and water.”

1. AA skin rash
2. BA large bruise around the area
3. CA small burn
4. DA surgical cut

Which body part does the root neur/o refer to?

1. AKidney
2. BEye
3. CNerve
4. DJoint

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pain was acute and began an hour ago.”

1. ALasting for many years
2. BMild and harmless
3. CSudden and severe
4. DImaginary

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave an antipyretic for the high temperature.”

1. AA drug that kills bacteria
2. BA drug that stops vomiting
3. CA drug that thins the blood
4. DA drug that reduces fever

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older man had an episode of syncope in the shower.”

1. ASeizure
2. BBreathlessness
3. CFainting
4. DChest pain

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

1. AFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
2. BOn the back of the limb
3. CCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
4. DIn the middle of the bone

Which word means “inflammation of the mouth”?

1. AStomatitis
2. BPharyngitis
3. CGlossitis
4. DGingivitis

What does the term cardiomyopathy mean?

1. APain felt in the heart
2. BEnlargement of the whole heart
3. CA disease of the heart muscle
4. DInflammation of the heart valves