Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

  1. AHardening
  2. BThinning
  3. CBreaking
  4. DSoftening
2.Easy

What does the suffix -penia mean, as in “leukopenia”?

  1. ADestruction or breakdown
  2. BExcess or increase
  3. CDeficiency or decrease
  4. DFormation or production
3.Easy

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

  1. APain
  2. BHardening
  3. CBleeding
  4. DSwelling
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Infection is an inherent risk of any surgery.”

  1. AAvoidable
  2. BMinor
  3. CBuilt-in
  4. DUnusual
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse found a discrepancy in the end-of-shift opioid count.”

  1. AA full agreement
  2. BA short delay
  3. CA mismatch
  4. DA routine signature
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the breathing tube was removed, his voice was hoarse.”

  1. ACompletely normal
  2. BVery loud
  3. CVery high
  4. DRough and harsh
7.Hard

Which word is the opposite of expedite?

  1. ASimplify
  2. BFinish
  3. CHasten
  4. DDelay
8.Hard

Which word means “surgical removal of a kidney”?

  1. ANephrostomy
  2. BNephropexy
  3. CNephrectomy
  4. DNephrotomy

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Softening
  2. 2. C · Deficiency or decrease
  3. 3. A · Pain
  4. 4. C · Built-in
  5. 5. C · A mismatch
  6. 6. D · Rough and harsh
  7. 7. D · Delay
  8. 8. C · Nephrectomy

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