Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AMany
  2. BLarge
  3. CAbnormal
  4. DSmall
2.Easy

Which body part does the root mamm/o or mast/o refer to?

  1. AMuscle
  2. BHip
  3. CBreast
  4. DStomach
3.Easy

Which body part does the root proct/o or rect/o refer to?

  1. ABladder
  2. BRectum
  3. CColon
  4. DSmall intestine
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Patients with heart failure often retain fluid.”

  1. ALose quickly
  2. BRefuse to drink
  3. CHold on to
  4. DNeed extra
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Patients must adhere to the medication schedule.”

  1. AQuestion
  2. BIgnore
  3. CFollow closely
  4. DChange freely whenever they like
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking increases morbidity from heart and lung disease.”

  1. ARecovery
  2. BCost
  3. CDeath
  4. DIllness
7.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse tried to ___ the patient’s fears by explaining each step of the procedure.”

  1. Aarouse
  2. Ballay
  3. Cignore
  4. Dprovoke
8.Hard

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid”?

  1. AThoracentesis
  2. BParacentesis
  3. CLaparotomy
  4. DAmniocentesis

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Large
  2. 2. C · Breast
  3. 3. B · Rectum
  4. 4. C · Hold on to
  5. 5. C · Follow closely
  6. 6. D · Illness
  7. 7. B · allay
  8. 8. B · Paracentesis

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