Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AOnly when needed
  2. BOnce every day
  3. CEvery hour
  4. DOnce a week
2.Easy

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

  1. AFormation or production
  2. BStopping or controlling
  3. CEnlargement or growth
  4. DBreakdown or destruction
3.Easy

What does the root lymph/o refer to, as in “lymphoedema” (US: lymphedema)?

  1. AUrine and the kidneys
  2. BBlood and the blood vessels of the body
  3. CBile and the gallbladder
  4. DLymph and the lymphatic system
4.Medium

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

  1. ASudden
  2. BUnexpected
  3. CComplete
  4. DSlow and steady
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The baby was born premature.”

  1. ABefore the expected time
  2. BAt home
  3. CBy caesarean section
  4. DAfter the due date
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 fear of taking the drug
  4. DA need for more to get the same effect
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The aetiology of the disease is still unknown.”

  1. ARate of spread
  2. BLikely outcome
  3. CCause or origin
  4. DUsual treatment
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The researcher’s claims were unsubstantiated.”

  1. AVery complicated
  2. BProven beyond doubt
  3. CPublished widely
  4. DNot supported by evidence

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Once every day
  2. 2. D · Breakdown or destruction
  3. 3. D · Lymph and the lymphatic system
  4. 4. D · Slow and steady
  5. 5. A · Before the expected time
  6. 6. D · A need for more to get the same effect
  7. 7. C · Cause or origin
  8. 8. D · Not supported by evidence

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