Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Your doctor will refer you to a heart specialist.”

  1. AWarn
  2. BCompare
  3. CCharge
  4. DSend
2.Easy

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

  1. AVoice box
  2. BWindpipe
  3. CTongue
  4. DThroat
3.Easy

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

  1. AProducing or causing
  2. BPreventing or blocking
  3. CStudying or measuring
  4. DDestroying or killing
4.Medium

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

  1. AWithin
  2. BAfter
  3. COutside
  4. DHalf
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient now meets the criteria for discharge.”

  1. AFees that must be paid
  2. BForms that must be signed by the patient
  3. CWishes stated by the family
  4. DStandards used to judge or decide
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave explicit instructions about wound care.”

  1. AUnwritten and informal
  2. BClearly and fully stated
  3. CVague and general
  4. DLong and full of technical terms
7.Hard

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of dorsal?

  1. ADistal
  2. BVentral
  3. CCaudal
  4. DSuperior
8.Hard

What does the term pericarditis mean?

  1. ASlow heart rate
  2. BInflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart wall
  3. CEnlargement of the heart
  4. DInflammation of the sac around the heart

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Send
  2. 2. D · Throat
  3. 3. A · Producing or causing
  4. 4. A · Within
  5. 5. D · Standards used to judge or decide
  6. 6. B · Clearly and fully stated
  7. 7. B · Ventral
  8. 8. D · Inflammation of the sac around the heart

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