Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AStomach
  2. BBone marrow
  3. CSkin
  4. DBrain
2.Easy

What does the prefix primi- mean, as in “primigravida”?

  1. ASecond
  2. BFirst
  3. CMany
  4. DLast
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: “The nurse explained the procedure before starting.”

  1. AThe cost of the hospital stay
  2. BThe steps of a test or treatment
  3. CThe list of medicines prescribed
  4. DThe name of the patient’s illness
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

  1. AA red colour
  2. BA yellow colour
  3. CDark circles
  4. DSwelling
6.Medium

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

  1. ARedness of the skin
  2. BColdness of the skin
  3. CSwelling of the skin
  4. DLeaking of fluid
7.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “After the stroke, the patient’s speech was ___, with words running into each other.”

  1. Aslurred
  2. Barticulate
  3. Celoquent
  4. Dlucid
8.Hard

Which word part means “kidney”?

  1. Aoste/o
  2. Bren/o
  3. Chepat/o
  4. Drhin/o

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Stomach
  2. 2. B · First
  3. 3. C · Breakdown or destruction
  4. 4. B · The steps of a test or treatment
  5. 5. B · A yellow colour
  6. 6. A · Redness of the skin
  7. 7. A · slurred
  8. 8. B · ren/o

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