Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Which body part does the root derm/o or dermat/o refer to?

  1. ASkin
  2. BMuscle
  3. CBlood
  4. DNerve
2.Easy

Which body part does the root ot/o refer to, as in “otitis”?

  1. AEye
  2. BEar
  3. CTooth
  4. DThroat
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt nausea after the anaesthetic.”

  1. AA feeling of the room spinning
  2. BA feeling of needing to vomit
  3. CA complete loss of appetite
  4. DA sharp pain in the stomach
4.Medium

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

  1. AUnexpected
  2. BSudden
  3. CComplete
  4. DSlow and steady
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The surgeon will excise the mole.”

  1. AFreeze
  2. BCut out
  3. CExamine
  4. DPhotograph
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed a tremor in the patient’s hands.”

  1. AMuscle weakness
  2. BJoint stiffness
  3. CInvoluntary shaking
  4. DLoss of feeling
7.Hard

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

  1. AInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins
  2. BA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
  3. CA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
  4. DHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
8.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”

  1. Aabated
  2. Bpersisted
  3. Cintensified
  4. Descalated

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Skin
  2. 2. B · Ear
  3. 3. B · A feeling of needing to vomit
  4. 4. D · Slow and steady
  5. 5. B · Cut out
  6. 6. C · Involuntary shaking
  7. 7. D · Hardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
  8. 8. A · abated

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