Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

What does the prefix epi- mean, as in “epidermis”?

1. AUpon or above
2. BInside or within
3. CBeneath or below
4. DBeside or near

What does the suffix -stenosis mean, as in “aortic stenosis”?

1. ABleeding
2. BHardening
3. CWidening
4. DNarrowing

What does the suffix -meter mean, as in “thermometer”?

1. AAn instrument for measuring
2. BA visual examination
3. CA written record or tracing of results
4. DA surgical cut or incision

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Young children are more susceptible to dehydration.”

1. AFrightened of
2. BProtected against
3. CEasily affected by
4. DUnaware of

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Stress at work caused her insomnia.”

1. AHeavy night sweats
2. BDifficulty sleeping
3. CExcessive sleepiness
4. DFrightening dreams

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Other researchers tried to replicate the study.”

1. ARaise money for
2. BCriticise in public
3. CPublish in a journal
4. DRepeat

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “To stop the infection spreading, the patient was nursed in ___ in a single room.”

1. Asedation
2. Bisolation
3. Ctraction
4. Dremission

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The injury is bilateral and proximal.”

1. AOn both sides, and far from the trunk
2. BOn both sides, and near the trunk
3. COn one side, and near the trunk
4. DOn one side, and far from the trunk