Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This medicine is available at most pharmacies.”

  1. ABanned from sale
  2. BAble to be obtained
  3. CGiven free of charge
  4. DOut of stock
2.Easy

Which body part does the root crani/o refer to?

  1. ARibs
  2. BSkull
  3. CSpine
  4. DJaw
3.Easy

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

  1. AFormation or production
  2. BEnlargement or growth
  3. CBreakdown or destruction
  4. DStopping or controlling
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”

  1. ASealed against air
  2. BKept cold at all times in a fridge
  3. CLocked against children
  4. DNot letting light through
5.Medium

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

  1. ASudden, dramatic and very noticeable
  2. BPainful from the start
  3. CGradual and hard to notice
  4. DEasy to treat
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”

  1. AHide
  2. BMake worse
  3. CCure completely
  4. DPrevent
7.Hard

What does the term nephrolithiasis mean?

  1. ASoftening of kidney tissue
  2. BSurgical removal of a kidney
  3. CThe presence of kidney stones
  4. DInflammation of the kidney tissue
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bleeding was profuse.”

  1. AAbundant and heavy
  2. BHidden
  3. CStopped
  4. DSlight

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Able to be obtained
  2. 2. B · Skull
  3. 3. C · Breakdown or destruction
  4. 4. D · Not letting light through
  5. 5. C · Gradual and hard to notice
  6. 6. B · Make worse
  7. 7. C · The presence of kidney stones
  8. 8. A · Abundant and heavy

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