Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

What does the prefix ab- mean, as in “abduction”?

1. AToward
2. BThrough
3. CAround
4. DAway from

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Being obese raises the risk of type 2 diabetes.”

1. AVery overweight
2. BVery underweight
3. CVery inactive during the day
4. DVery tall for one’s age

What does the prefix a- or an- mean, as in “anaemia” or “afebrile”?

1. AWithout or absence of
2. BAn excessive amount of something
3. CBefore
4. DTwice

What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?

1. ASurgical repair
2. BRecording of the electrical activity of an organ
3. CSurgical removal
4. DVisual examination with an instrument

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”

1. ANot letting light through
2. BLocked against children
3. CKept cold at all times in a fridge
4. DSealed against air

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. AUrine passed from the bladder
2. BMucus coughed up from the lungs
3. CBlood taken from a vein
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

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

1. AA fever, and a high blood pressure reading
2. BNo fever, and normal blood pressure
3. CA fever, and normal blood pressure
4. DNo fever, and low blood pressure

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse spoke in a ___ voice so the frightened child would feel safe.”

1. Asoothing
2. Bhostile
3. Csarcastic
4. Dharsh