Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

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

  1. ANail
  2. BBone
  3. CGum
  4. DTooth
2.Easy

What does the suffix -trophy mean, as in “hypertrophy”?

  1. APain or tenderness
  2. BGrowth or development
  3. CHardening or scarring of tissue
  4. DMovement or motion
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The deep cut needed six sutures.”

  1. ASplints
  2. BStitches
  3. CBandages
  4. DOintments
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The new barcode system will enhance medication safety.”

  1. AImprove
  2. BSlow down
  3. CMeasure exactly
  4. DReplace completely
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor ordered an analgesic after surgery.”

  1. AA drug that reduces stomach acid
  2. BA pain reliever
  3. CA drug that kills bacteria
  4. DA drug that causes sleep
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was emaciated after months of illness.”

  1. ABadly swollen with retained fluid
  2. BExtremely thin and weak
  3. CCovered in sores
  4. DDeeply confused
7.Hard

Which word means “relating to the mother in the period after childbirth”?

  1. ANeonatal
  2. BPostpartum
  3. CAntepartum
  4. DIntrapartum
8.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to debilitated?

  1. AConfused
  2. BRecovered
  3. CStrengthened
  4. DWeakened

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Tooth
  2. 2. B · Growth or development
  3. 3. B · Stitches
  4. 4. A · Improve
  5. 5. B · A pain reliever
  6. 6. B · Extremely thin and weak
  7. 7. B · Postpartum
  8. 8. D · Weakened

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