Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will assess your breathing.”

  1. AIgnore
  2. BTreat
  3. CRecord only
  4. DEvaluate
2.Easy

What does the prefix brady- mean, as in “bradycardia”?

  1. ASlow
  2. BFast
  3. CDifficult
  4. DPainful
3.Easy

What does the root melan/o mean, as in “melanoma”?

  1. ARed or pink
  2. BYellow
  3. CBlack or dark
  4. DWhite or pale
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse observed erythema around the IV site.”

  1. ALeaking of fluid
  2. BColdness of the skin
  3. CRedness of the skin
  4. DSwelling of the skin
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The disease had an insidious onset.”

  1. AGradual and hard to notice
  2. BEasy to treat
  3. CSudden, dramatic and very noticeable
  4. DPainful from the start
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug has a sedative effect.”

  1. ARelieving pain at the site
  2. BCalming and causing sleepiness
  3. CLowering a high temperature
  4. DStimulating and causing alertness
7.Hard

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

  1. AA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
  2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
  3. CHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
  4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins
8.Hard

Which word is the opposite of intrinsic?

  1. AExtrinsic
  2. BInternal
  3. CInnate
  4. DEssential

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Evaluate
  2. 2. A · Slow
  3. 3. C · Black or dark
  4. 4. C · Redness of the skin
  5. 5. A · Gradual and hard to notice
  6. 6. B · Calming and causing sleepiness
  7. 7. C · Hardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
  8. 8. A · Extrinsic

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