ใบงาน ศัพท์ด้านสุขภาพ (ข้อสอบเข้า) พร้อมเฉลย

What does the suffix -meter mean, as in “thermometer”?

1. AAn instrument for measuring
2. BA surgical cut or incision
3. CA written record or tracing of results
4. DA visual examination

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is allergic to penicillin.”

1. ANeeds a larger dose of it
2. BTakes it every day
3. CHas a harmful immune reaction to it
4. DHas just finished a full course of it

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

1. AProducing or causing
2. BPreventing or blocking
3. CStudying or measuring
4. DDestroying or killing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Keep the room well ventilated.”

1. ASupplied with fresh air
2. BBrightly lit
3. CCleaned
4. DHeated

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse reinforced the teaching about insulin injections.”

1. AShortened it to save time
2. BCancelled it completely
3. CReplaced it with completely new advice
4. DStrengthened it by repeating it

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s compliance with treatment was excellent.”

1. AFollowing the treatment as instructed
2. BPaying for the treatment
3. CComplaining about the side effects of the treatment
4. DRefusing the treatment

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

1. ANeonatal
2. BAntepartum
3. CPostpartum
4. DIntrapartum

What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?

1. AA sign is always serious; a symptom is always mild
2. BA symptom is observed by others; a sign is felt by the patient
3. CA sign is observed by others; a symptom is felt by the patient
4. DA sign comes only from a lab test; a symptom only from an X-ray