Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the suffix -oma mean, as in “carcinoma”?

  1. ASoftening
  2. BPain
  3. CTumour or mass
  4. DInflammation of tissue
2.Easy

What does the suffix -rrhoea (US: -rrhea) mean, as in “diarrhoea”?

  1. AFlow or discharge
  2. BPain or ache
  3. CSwelling
  4. DBlockage
3.Easy

What does the suffix -logist mean, as in “cardiologist”?

  1. AA disease
  2. BAn instrument
  3. CA specialist
  4. DThe study of
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”

  1. AA bite from an animal
  2. BA scrape of the skin surface
  3. CA deep puncture wound from a nail
  4. DA swollen joint
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Both of the patient’s ankles showed oedema.”

  1. ADry, scaly and cracked skin
  2. BLoss of feeling and movement in the feet
  3. CSwelling caused by excess fluid
  4. DBruising caused by an injury
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The footballer had a large contusion on his thigh.”

  1. AA broken bone
  2. BA blister
  3. CA deep cut
  4. DA bruise
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s decline was precipitous.”

  1. ASlow and gradual
  2. BTemporary
  3. CVery sudden and steep
  4. DExpected and minor
8.Hard

What does the term myocardial mean, as in “myocardial infarction”?

  1. ARelating to the sac around the heart
  2. BRelating to the inner lining of the heart
  3. CRelating to the heart valves
  4. DRelating to the heart muscle

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Tumour or mass
  2. 2. A · Flow or discharge
  3. 3. C · A specialist
  4. 4. B · A scrape of the skin surface
  5. 5. C · Swelling caused by excess fluid
  6. 6. D · A bruise
  7. 7. C · Very sudden and steep
  8. 8. D · Relating to the heart muscle

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