Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which body part does the root dent/o or odont/o refer to?

  1. ANail
  2. BBone
  3. CTooth
  4. DGum
2.Easy

What does the root xer/o mean, as in “xerostomia”?

  1. AWet
  2. BHot
  3. CSore
  4. DDry
3.Easy

What does the root path/o mean, as in “pathology”?

  1. APain
  2. BDisease
  3. CHealth
  4. DGrowth
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The family was apprehensive about the test results.”

  1. AAngry and resentful
  2. BConfused and uninformed
  3. CPleased and relieved
  4. DAnxious or worried
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse initiated CPR as soon as the patient collapsed.”

  1. ARefused
  2. BWatched
  3. CBegan
  4. DStopped
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”

  1. ALocked against children
  2. BKept cold at all times in a fridge
  3. CSealed against air
  4. DNot letting light through
7.Hard

What does the term encephalitis mean?

  1. ADisease of the spinal cord
  2. BInflammation of the membranes around the brain
  3. CInflammation of the brain
  4. DSwelling of the face and scalp
8.Hard

Which word means “absence of menstrual periods”?

  1. AMetrorrhagia
  2. BDysmenorrhoea
  3. CAmenorrhoea
  4. DMenorrhagia

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Tooth
  2. 2. D · Dry
  3. 3. B · Disease
  4. 4. D · Anxious or worried
  5. 5. C · Began
  6. 6. D · Not letting light through
  7. 7. C · Inflammation of the brain
  8. 8. C · Amenorrhoea

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