Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the root chondr/o refer to, as in “chondritis”?

  1. ACartilage
  2. BBone
  3. CTendon
  4. DLigament
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Take this medicine daily.”

  1. AOnce every day
  2. BOnce a week
  3. CEvery hour
  4. DOnly when needed
3.Easy

What does the prefix semi- mean, as in “semiconscious”?

  1. APartly or half
  2. BTwice or double
  3. CNot at all
  4. DFully or completely
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Poor eyesight can be a barrier to reading labels.”

  1. ASign
  2. BCure
  3. CHelp
  4. DObstacle
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Most hospitals limit the use of verbal orders.”

  1. ASpoken
  2. BApproved by a manager
  3. CWritten in the record
  4. DUrgent or emergency
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient has developed a tolerance to the painkiller.”

  1. AAn allergic reaction that develops to the drug
  2. BA dislike of the drug’s taste
  3. CA need for more to get the same effect
  4. DA fear of taking the drug
7.Hard

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

  1. AAntepartum
  2. BPostpartum
  3. CIntrapartum
  4. DNeonatal
8.Hard

Which word means “indigestion, or discomfort in the upper abdomen after eating”?

  1. ADysphasia
  2. BDysphagia
  3. CDystrophy
  4. DDyspepsia

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Cartilage
  2. 2. A · Once every day
  3. 3. A · Partly or half
  4. 4. D · Obstacle
  5. 5. A · Spoken
  6. 6. C · A need for more to get the same effect
  7. 7. B · Postpartum
  8. 8. D · Dyspepsia

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