Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the prefix eu- mean, as in “euthyroid”?

  1. AAbsent or lacking
  2. BBad or poor
  3. CExcessive or above normal
  4. DGood or normal
2.Easy

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

  1. AUrine or the urinary tract
  2. BSweat or the sweat glands
  3. CBlood or the blood vessels of the body
  4. DBile or the gallbladder
3.Easy

What does the prefix mal- mean, as in “malnutrition”?

  1. ABad or poor
  2. BGood or normal
  3. CNew or recent
  4. DLarge or great
4.Medium

What does the suffix -megaly mean, as in “hepatomegaly”?

  1. ASoftening
  2. BEnlargement
  3. CInflammation
  4. DShrinking
5.Medium

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

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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had an abscess on her arm.”

  1. AAn open sore that will not heal properly
  2. BA bruise under the skin
  3. CA lump of fatty tissue
  4. DA collection of pus in the tissues
7.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to candid?

  1. ASecretive
  2. BFrank
  3. CRude
  4. DShy
8.Hard

What does the term gastroenteritis mean?

  1. ARemoval of part of the stomach and intestines
  2. BInflammation of the stomach and intestines
  3. CInflammation of the stomach and liver
  4. DEnlargement of the stomach and intestines

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Good or normal
  2. 2. A · Urine or the urinary tract
  3. 3. A · Bad or poor
  4. 4. B · Enlargement
  5. 5. A · A scrape of the skin surface
  6. 6. D · A collection of pus in the tissues
  7. 7. B · Frank
  8. 8. B · Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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