Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is allergic to penicillin.”

1. ATakes it every day
2. BHas a harmful immune reaction to it
3. CHas just finished a full course of it
4. DNeeds a larger dose of it

Which body part does the root pharyng/o refer to, as in “pharyngitis”?

1. ATongue
2. BWindpipe
3. CVoice box
4. DThroat

What does the root hist/o mean, as in “histology”?

1. ACell
2. BBlood
3. CHistory
4. DTissue

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The pupils dilate in the dark.”

1. ABecome wider
2. BStop moving
3. CChange colour
4. DBecome smaller

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor explained the prognosis.”

1. AThe original cause and source of the disease
2. BThe likely course and outcome of a disease
3. CThe name of the disease
4. DThe cost of the treatment

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse completed a comprehensive assessment on admission.”

1. ADone quickly without any notes
2. BDifficult for the patient to follow
3. CCovering all or nearly all aspects
4. DShort and limited to one problem

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was disoriented after waking from anaesthesia.”

1. AFully alert and calm
2. BIn severe pain
3. CUnable to move the legs
4. DConfused about time, place or identity

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test is non-invasive.”

1. AIt spreads to other organs
2. BIt always causes pain
3. CIt does not enter the body or break the skin
4. DIt must be done in an operating room under anaesthesia