Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. ANot deep
  2. BSlow and regular
  3. CPainful when lying down
  4. DLoud and noisy
2.Easy

What does the prefix intra- mean, as in “intramuscular”?

  1. AWithin
  2. BBetween
  3. CAround
  4. DAcross
3.Easy

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

  1. AGum
  2. BBone
  3. CTooth
  4. DNail
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Ask the patient to expectorate into the specimen cup.”

  1. ASwallow
  2. BRinse the mouth
  3. CCough up and spit out
  4. DBreathe deeply
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s lungs sounded congested.”

  1. AFilled with fluid or mucus
  2. BLarger than normal
  3. CClear and healthy
  4. DCollapsed and completely airless
6.Medium

What does the suffix -emia (or -aemia) mean, as in “anaemia”?

  1. AA condition of the bones
  2. BA condition of the blood
  3. CA condition of the urine
  4. DA condition of the skin
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “On review the patient was afebrile and normotensive.”

  1. ANo fever, and normal blood pressure
  2. BA fever, and a high blood pressure reading
  3. CA fever, and normal blood pressure
  4. DNo fever, and low blood pressure
8.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to ubiquitous?

  1. AInvisible
  2. BDangerous
  3. CWidespread
  4. DUnique

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Not deep
  2. 2. A · Within
  3. 3. C · Tooth
  4. 4. C · Cough up and spit out
  5. 5. A · Filled with fluid or mucus
  6. 6. B · A condition of the blood
  7. 7. A · No fever, and normal blood pressure
  8. 8. C · Widespread

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