Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

  1. AStop from happening
  2. BSpread quickly
  3. CDiagnose
  4. DIncrease
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cough was persistent.”

  1. AQuiet
  2. BPainless but loud
  3. CContinuing for a long time
  4. DBrief
3.Easy

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

  1. AMany
  2. BSmall
  3. CLarge
  4. DAbnormal
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A blood pressure reading is objective data.”

  1. AUncertain and estimated
  2. BPrivate and confidential
  3. CBased on personal feelings
  4. DObservable and measurable
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave an antipyretic for the high temperature.”

  1. AA drug that kills bacteria
  2. BA drug that thins the blood
  3. CA drug that stops vomiting
  4. DA drug that reduces fever
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The burn wound was debrided during surgery.”

  1. ACovered with a sterile, non-stick dressing
  2. BClosed with stitches
  3. CSoaked in warm water
  4. DCleared of dead or damaged tissue
7.Hard

What does the term polyuria mean?

  1. APassing large amounts of urine
  2. BPain or burning when passing small amounts of urine
  3. CBlood in the urine
  4. DPassing no urine
8.Hard

What does the term arthroscopy mean?

  1. ASurgical fusion of the bones of a joint
  2. BSurgical removal of a joint
  3. CInflammation of a joint
  4. DLooking inside a joint with a scope

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Stop from happening
  2. 2. C · Continuing for a long time
  3. 3. C · Large
  4. 4. D · Observable and measurable
  5. 5. D · A drug that reduces fever
  6. 6. D · Cleared of dead or damaged tissue
  7. 7. A · Passing large amounts of urine
  8. 8. D · Looking inside a joint with a scope

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