Робочий аркуш «Лексика сфери охорони здоров’я (вступні іспити)» з відповідями

What does the suffix -pnoea (US: -pnea) mean, as in “apnoea”?

1. ABreathing
2. BSleeping
3. CSwallowing
4. DHeart rate

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

1. APreventing or blocking
2. BDestroying or killing
3. CProducing or causing
4. DStudying or measuring

What does the suffix -algia mean, as in “neuralgia”?

1. AHardening
2. BSwelling
3. CBleeding
4. DPain

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was given an enema before the bowel test.”

1. AA tablet placed under the tongue
2. BAn injection into the space around the spine
3. CFluid put into the rectum to empty the bowel
4. DA tube passed into the stomach through the nose

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking increases morbidity from heart and lung disease.”

1. ACost
2. BIllness
3. CDeath
4. DRecovery

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The disease had an insidious onset.”

1. AGradual and hard to notice
2. BSudden, dramatic and very noticeable
3. CPainful from the start
4. DEasy to treat

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse gave a ___ explanation that every family member could understand.”

1. Alucid
2. Bobscure
3. Cconvoluted
4. Dvague

What does the term pericarditis mean?

1. ASlow heart rate
2. BEnlargement of the heart
3. CInflammation of the sac around the heart
4. DInflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart wall