Cevaplı Sağlık hizmetleri sözcük bilgisi (giriş sınavları) çalışma kâğıdı

What does the suffix -oma mean, as in “carcinoma”?

1. APain
2. BSoftening
3. CTumour or mass
4. DInflammation of tissue

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

1. ANerve
2. BJoint
3. CEye
4. DKidney

What does the prefix ad- mean, as in “adduction”?

1. AToward
2. BAcross
3. CAway from
4. DBeyond

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. AUrine passed from the bladder
2. BMucus coughed up from the lungs
3. CFluid running from the nose during a cold
4. DBlood taken from a vein

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “He has a tendency to forget his evening dose.”

1. AReason for doing something
2. BRight to refuse something
3. CFear of something
4. DLikelihood to behave a certain way

What does the suffix -uria mean, as in “haematuria”?

1. AA condition of the urine
2. BA condition of the ear
3. CA condition of the nose
4. DA condition of the eye

What does the term polycythaemia mean?

1. AAn abnormally high number of white blood cells
2. BAn abnormally high number of red blood cells
3. CAn abnormally low number of platelets
4. DAn abnormally low number of red blood cells

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Firm pressure was applied to achieve haemostasis.”

1. AThe stopping of bleeding
2. BAn increase in blood flow
3. CThe formation of a bruise
4. DA normal blood pressure