Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wash around the incision gently with soap and water.”

  1. AA surgical cut
  2. BA small burn
  3. CA skin rash
  4. DA large bruise around the area
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse reassured the patient before the procedure.”

  1. AGave a strong warning
  2. BAsked many questions
  3. CExamined carefully from head to toe
  4. DHelped to feel less worried
3.Easy

What does the suffix -ostomy mean, as in “colostomy”?

  1. ASurgically creating an opening
  2. BAbnormal enlargement of an organ
  3. CSurgically removing an organ
  4. DInflammation of an organ
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor ordered an analgesic after surgery.”

  1. AA drug that causes sleep
  2. BA drug that reduces stomach acid
  3. CA drug that kills bacteria
  4. DA pain reliever
5.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
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The unit has strict protocols for infection control.”

  1. AOfficial procedures or rules
  2. BSeparate buildings
  3. CYearly budgets
  4. DStaff uniforms
7.Hard

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of superior?

  1. ADistal
  2. BLateral
  3. CPosterior
  4. DInferior
8.Hard

What does the term pyelonephritis mean?

  1. AInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
  2. BInflammation of the urethra
  3. CInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
  4. DThe presence of stones in the kidney

Answer key

  1. 1. A · A surgical cut
  2. 2. D · Helped to feel less worried
  3. 3. A · Surgically creating an opening
  4. 4. D · A pain reliever
  5. 5. C · A scrape of the skin surface
  6. 6. A · Official procedures or rules
  7. 7. D · Inferior
  8. 8. C · Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

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