Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Swallow the capsule whole.”

  1. ATwice a day
  2. BSlowly over ten minutes with water
  3. CWithout breaking or chewing it
  4. DWith a large meal
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient said he felt fatigued all day.”

  1. AVery cold
  2. BVery hungry
  3. CVery tired
  4. DVery angry
3.Easy

What does the prefix anti- mean, as in “antibiotic”?

  1. AWith
  2. BBefore
  3. CWithout
  4. DAgainst
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Pain is a subjective symptom.”

  1. ABased on the patient’s own experience
  2. BAlways serious and urgent
  3. CSeen easily by other people
  4. DMeasured with an instrument such as a thermometer
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported pruritus on both arms.”

  1. ASwelling
  2. BItching
  3. CBurning pain
  4. DNumbness
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bruise was on the lateral side of the knee.”

  1. AAt the back
  2. BTowards the midline of the body; on the inner side
  3. CAway from the midline; on the outer side
  4. DAt the front
7.Hard

Which word means “inflammation of a vein”?

  1. AMyositis
  2. BPhlebitis
  3. CArteritis
  4. DNephritis
8.Hard

Which word means “difficult or laboured breathing”?

  1. AApnoea
  2. BDyspnoea
  3. CEupnoea
  4. DHyperpnoea

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Without breaking or chewing it
  2. 2. C · Very tired
  3. 3. D · Against
  4. 4. A · Based on the patient’s own experience
  5. 5. B · Itching
  6. 6. C · Away from the midline; on the outer side
  7. 7. B · Phlebitis
  8. 8. B · Dyspnoea

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