Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. ABleeding
  2. BPain
  3. CSwelling
  4. DHardening
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cut on his hand is starting to heal.”

  1. AOpen up
  2. BGet infected
  3. CGet better
  4. DBleed again
3.Easy

Which body part does the root thorac/o refer to?

  1. AAbdomen
  2. BBack
  3. CChest
  4. DPelvis
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”

  1. AA bite from an animal
  2. BA swollen joint
  3. CA scrape of the skin surface
  4. DA deep puncture wound from a nail
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will reposition the patient every two hours.”

  1. AMove into a new position
  2. BHelp with meals
  3. CWeigh on the scales
  4. DWash and dry
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Other researchers tried to replicate the study.”

  1. APublish in a journal
  2. BRepeat
  3. CRaise money for
  4. DCriticise in public
7.Hard

What does the term dysphasia mean?

  1. APain or burning when passing urine
  2. BImpaired ability to use or understand language
  3. CDifficulty in swallowing food, fluids and tablets
  4. DDifficulty in breathing when lying flat
8.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”

  1. Aescalated
  2. Babated
  3. Cpersisted
  4. Dintensified

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Pain
  2. 2. C · Get better
  3. 3. C · Chest
  4. 4. C · A scrape of the skin surface
  5. 5. A · Move into a new position
  6. 6. B · Repeat
  7. 7. B · Impaired ability to use or understand language
  8. 8. B · abated

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