Cevaplı Sağlık hizmetleri sözcük bilgisi (giriş sınavları) çalışma kâğıdı

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Do not exceed the dose stated on the label.”

1. AGo beyond
2. BFall below
3. CForget
4. DRepeat

What does the prefix semi- mean, as in “semiconscious”?

1. ANot at all
2. BPartly or half
3. CTwice or double
4. DFully or completely

What does the root lymph/o refer to, as in “lymphoedema” (US: lymphedema)?

1. ABlood and the blood vessels of the body
2. BBile and the gallbladder
3. CUrine and the kidneys
4. DLymph and the lymphatic system

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient had a seizure in the waiting room.”

1. AA sudden stopping of the heartbeat
2. BA sudden burst of abnormal brain activity
3. CA blockage of blood flow to part of the brain
4. DA sharp, stabbing pain in the head

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient has developed a tolerance to the painkiller.”

1. AA fear of taking the drug
2. BAn allergic reaction that develops to the drug
3. CA need for more to get the same effect
4. DA dislike of the drug’s taste

What does the suffix -megaly mean, as in “hepatomegaly”?

1. AInflammation
2. BEnlargement
3. CShrinking
4. DSoftening

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid”?

1. AThoracotomy
2. BThoracentesis
3. CParacentesis
4. DPericardiocentesis

Which word means “the formation of blood cells”?

1. AHaemostasis
2. BHaemolysis
3. CHaemoptysis
4. DHaematopoiesis