Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The deep cut needed six sutures.”

1. AOintments
2. BStitches
3. CBandages
4. DSplints

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

1. ABleeding
2. BSwelling
3. CHardening
4. DPain

What does the suffix -stenosis mean, as in “aortic stenosis”?

1. ABleeding
2. BHardening
3. CWidening
4. DNarrowing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The charge nurse will facilitate the family meeting.”

1. ACancel it at short notice
2. BRecord it on video
3. CPostpone it until later
4. DHelp it run smoothly

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was intubated in the emergency department.”

1. AGiven fluids through a vein in the arm
2. BHad a breathing tube placed in the trachea
3. CPut into a deep, drug-induced sleep
4. DTransferred straight to the intensive care unit

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The wound produced purulent drainage.”

1. AContaining pus
2. BContaining fat
3. CContaining blood
4. DClear and watery

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The team recommended palliative care.”

1. ACare that focuses on comfort and symptom relief
2. BCare given only in an emergency department
3. CCare that aims to cure the disease completely and quickly
4. DCare that restores function after an injury

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour had metastasised to the liver.”

1. AShrunk after treatment
2. BSpread from its original site
3. CTurned into a cyst
4. DBeen removed by surgery