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. ARaise
  2. BBend
  3. CWrap
  4. DMassage
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After surgery the patient needs assistance to walk.”

  1. AEquipment
  2. BPermission
  3. CHelp
  4. DMedicine
3.Easy

What does the suffix -cyte mean, as in “lymphocyte”?

  1. ACell
  2. BTissue
  3. CClot
  4. DOrgan
4.Medium

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

  1. ACost
  2. BDeath
  3. CRecovery
  4. DIllness
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient had a seizure in the waiting room.”

  1. AA sudden stopping of the heartbeat
  2. BA sharp, stabbing pain in the head
  3. CA sudden burst of abnormal brain activity
  4. DA blockage of blood flow to part of the brain
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a decline in the patient’s appetite.”

  1. AA change in taste
  2. BAn increase
  3. CA decrease
  4. DA return to normal
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported hallucinations during the night.”

  1. ABeing unable to remember recent events
  2. BHolding fixed false beliefs despite evidence
  3. CSeeing or hearing things that are not there
  4. DFeeling intense fear in crowded places
8.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to imminent?

  1. AImpending
  2. BUnlikely
  3. CPrevious
  4. DDistant

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Raise
  2. 2. C · Help
  3. 3. A · Cell
  4. 4. D · Illness
  5. 5. C · A sudden burst of abnormal brain activity
  6. 6. C · A decrease
  7. 7. C · Seeing or hearing things that are not there
  8. 8. A · Impending

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