Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will administer the medication at noon.”

  1. APrescribe
  2. BRefuse
  3. CStore
  4. DGive
2.Easy

What does the suffix -algia mean, as in “neuralgia”?

  1. APain
  2. BSwelling
  3. CBleeding
  4. DHardening
3.Easy

What does the prefix auto- mean, as in “autoimmune”?

  1. ASelf
  2. BOther
  3. CAgainst
  4. DMany
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was symmetric.”

  1. AThe same on both sides
  2. BRaised, itchy and painful to touch
  3. CSpreading upward
  4. DOnly on one side
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”

  1. ATorn
  2. BBlocked
  3. CWidened
  4. DShortened
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave an accurate handover report.”

  1. ALate and rushed
  2. BShort and simple
  3. CLong and detailed
  4. DCorrect
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The sudden drop in blood pressure was transient.”

  1. APermanent
  2. BCaused by stress and lasting for many months
  3. CVery severe
  4. DLasting only a short time
8.Hard

What does the term pneumothorax mean?

  1. AInflammation of the lung tissue
  2. BFluid filling the tiny air sacs of the lung
  3. CAir in the chest cavity around the lung
  4. DBlood in the chest cavity

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Give
  2. 2. A · Pain
  3. 3. A · Self
  4. 4. A · The same on both sides
  5. 5. B · Blocked
  6. 6. D · Correct
  7. 7. D · Lasting only a short time
  8. 8. C · Air in the chest cavity around the lung

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