Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the root glyc/o or gluc/o refer to?

  1. AWater
  2. BSalt
  3. CFat
  4. DSugar
2.Easy

What does the suffix -pnoea (US: -pnea) mean, as in “apnoea”?

  1. ASleeping
  2. BSwallowing
  3. CHeart rate
  4. DBreathing
3.Easy

What does the root path/o mean, as in “pathology”?

  1. AHealth
  2. BPain
  3. CDisease
  4. DGrowth
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The visitor spoke to the staff in a hostile tone.”

  1. AUnsure and confused
  2. BSad and tearful
  3. CCalm and polite
  4. DUnfriendly and aggressive
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the breathing tube was removed, his voice was hoarse.”

  1. ACompletely normal
  2. BVery loud
  3. CVery high
  4. DRough and harsh
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient showed impaired hearing in one ear.”

  1. ARecently improved
  2. BWeakened or damaged
  3. CCompletely normal
  4. DUnusually sharp
7.Hard

Which word means “indigestion, or discomfort in the upper abdomen after eating”?

  1. ADysphasia
  2. BDyspepsia
  3. CDysphagia
  4. DDystrophy
8.Hard

Which word is the opposite of concave?

  1. AAngular
  2. BFlat
  3. CHollow
  4. DConvex

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Sugar
  2. 2. D · Breathing
  3. 3. C · Disease
  4. 4. D · Unfriendly and aggressive
  5. 5. D · Rough and harsh
  6. 6. B · Weakened or damaged
  7. 7. B · Dyspepsia
  8. 8. D · Convex

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