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

What does the root melan/o mean, as in “melanoma”?

1. ABlack or dark
2. BWhite or pale
3. CRed or pink
4. DYellow

Which body part does the root gloss/o or lingu/o refer to?

1. AThroat
2. BTongue
3. CCheek
4. DJaw

What does the prefix inter- mean, as in “intervertebral”?

1. ABelow
2. BBehind
3. CBetween
4. DWithin

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

1. ALook at closely
2. BListen to with a stethoscope
3. CTap with a hammer
4. DExamine by touch

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was incontinent of urine during the night.”

1. APassing very large amounts of it at night
2. BUnable to control the passing of it
3. CFeeling pain when passing it
4. DUnable to pass it at all

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child was febrile on admission.”

1. AVery confused
2. BHaving a fever
3. CShort of breath
4. DDehydrated

What does the term leukaemia mean?

1. AA low number of red blood cells
2. BA cancer of the blood-forming tissues
3. CAn inherited bleeding disorder
4. DA bacterial infection of the bloodstream

What does the term encephalitis mean?

1. ASwelling of the face and scalp
2. BInflammation of the membranes around the brain
3. CDisease of the spinal cord
4. DInflammation of the brain