Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was told to elevate the injured leg.”

  1. ABend
  2. BMassage
  3. CWrap
  4. DRaise
2.Easy

What does the suffix -ptosis mean, as in “nephroptosis”?

  1. ATwisting
  2. BDrooping or sagging
  3. CBleeding
  4. DHardening
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient said he felt fatigued all day.”

  1. AVery hungry
  2. BVery cold
  3. CVery angry
  4. DVery tired
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave explicit instructions about wound care.”

  1. AVague and general
  2. BUnwritten and informal
  3. CLong and full of technical terms
  4. DClearly and fully stated
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse gave an antipyretic for the high temperature.”

  1. AA drug that kills bacteria
  2. BA drug that reduces fever
  3. CA drug that stops vomiting
  4. DA drug that thins the blood
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s lungs sounded congested.”

  1. ALarger than normal
  2. BCollapsed and completely airless
  3. CClear and healthy
  4. DFilled with fluid or mucus
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The researcher’s claims were unsubstantiated.”

  1. AProven beyond doubt
  2. BVery complicated
  3. CNot supported by evidence
  4. DPublished widely
8.Hard

What does the term pericarditis mean?

  1. AInflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart wall
  2. BInflammation of the sac around the heart
  3. CSlow heart rate
  4. DEnlargement of the heart

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Raise
  2. 2. B · Drooping or sagging
  3. 3. D · Very tired
  4. 4. D · Clearly and fully stated
  5. 5. B · A drug that reduces fever
  6. 6. D · Filled with fluid or mucus
  7. 7. C · Not supported by evidence
  8. 8. B · Inflammation of the sac around the heart

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