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

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

1. AEnlargement or growth
2. BStopping or controlling
3. CBreakdown or destruction
4. DFormation or production

What does the suffix -cele mean, as in “rectocele”?

1. ASmall cell
2. BSurgical removal
3. CHernia or bulging
4. DPuncture

What does the suffix -trophy mean, as in “hypertrophy”?

1. AGrowth or development
2. BMovement or motion
3. CHardening or scarring of tissue
4. DPain or tenderness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s skin felt clammy.”

1. ARough and scaly
2. BCool and damp
3. CItchy and red
4. DHot and dry

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

1. AChest pain
2. BBreathlessness
3. CFainting
4. DSeizure

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will palpate the abdomen.”

1. ATap with a hammer
2. BLook at closely
3. CListen to with a stethoscope
4. DExamine by touch

What does the term pneumothorax mean?

1. ABlood in the chest cavity
2. BInflammation of the lung tissue
3. CAir in the chest cavity around the lung
4. DFluid filling the tiny air sacs of the lung

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

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