Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Fluids are vital after heavy sweating.”

  1. AEssential
  2. BOptional
  3. CExpensive
  4. DHarmful
2.Easy

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

  1. ABlood or the blood vessels of the body
  2. BBile or the gallbladder
  3. CUrine or the urinary tract
  4. DSweat or the sweat glands
3.Easy

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

  1. AWindpipe
  2. BVoice box
  3. CThroat
  4. DTongue
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fever subsided overnight.”

  1. ASpread to others
  2. BBecame more intense
  3. CBecame less intense
  4. DStarted suddenly
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”

  1. AFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
  2. BCloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
  3. CIn the middle of the bone
  4. DOn the back of the limb
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was a manifestation of the allergy.”

  1. AA visible sign
  2. BA hidden cause
  3. CA side effect of surgery
  4. DA cure
7.Hard

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

  1. ALoud and fast
  2. BIn a foreign language
  3. CPolite and calm
  4. DUnclear and not logically connected
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After treatment the patient’s leukaemia was in remission.”

  1. AThe final and most serious stage of a long-term disease
  2. BThe recovery period immediately after surgery
  3. CA period when signs of disease lessen or disappear
  4. DA period of isolation to prevent infection

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Essential
  2. 2. C · Urine or the urinary tract
  3. 3. C · Throat
  4. 4. C · Became less intense
  5. 5. A · Farther from the point of attachment to the trunk
  6. 6. A · A visible sign
  7. 7. D · Unclear and not logically connected
  8. 8. C · A period when signs of disease lessen or disappear

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