Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pain was acute and began an hour ago.”

  1. AMild and harmless
  2. BImaginary
  3. CSudden and severe
  4. DLasting for many years
2.Easy

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

  1. AMany or excessive
  2. BLarge or enlarged
  3. CPainful or difficult
  4. DFew or scanty
3.Easy

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

  1. ADeficiency or decrease
  2. BFormation or production
  3. CDestruction or breakdown
  4. DExcess or increase
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Follow the correct sequence when putting on protective equipment.”

  1. ASpeed
  2. BNumber
  3. COrder
  4. DCost
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Pain is a subjective symptom.”

  1. AMeasured with an instrument such as a thermometer
  2. BBased on the patient’s own experience
  3. CAlways serious and urgent
  4. DSeen easily by other people
6.Medium

What does the suffix -emia (or -aemia) mean, as in “anaemia”?

  1. AA condition of the blood
  2. BA condition of the urine
  3. CA condition of the skin
  4. DA condition of the bones
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bleeding was profuse.”

  1. AAbundant and heavy
  2. BSlight
  3. CHidden
  4. DStopped
8.Hard

Which word means “between the ribs”?

  1. ASupracostal
  2. BIntracostal
  3. CSubcostal
  4. DIntercostal

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Sudden and severe
  2. 2. D · Few or scanty
  3. 3. A · Deficiency or decrease
  4. 4. C · Order
  5. 5. B · Based on the patient’s own experience
  6. 6. A · A condition of the blood
  7. 7. A · Abundant and heavy
  8. 8. D · Intercostal

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