Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

What does the suffix -rrhage mean, as in “haemorrhage”?

1. AHardening of tissue
2. BSoftening of tissue
3. CNarrowing of a passage
4. DBursting forth; heavy bleeding

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt nausea after the anaesthetic.”

1. AA sharp pain in the stomach
2. BA feeling of the room spinning
3. CA feeling of needing to vomit
4. DA complete loss of appetite

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

1. AFood pipe
2. BVoice box
3. CWindpipe
4. DTonsils

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The dehydrated patient had poor skin turgor.”

1. ASensitivity to pain
2. BColour and tone
3. CWarmth of the skin to the touch
4. DElasticity and fullness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Keep the room well ventilated.”

1. ACleaned
2. BSupplied with fresh air
3. CHeated
4. DBrightly lit

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The side effects of the new drug were negligible.”

1. ALasting for many months
2. BSo small they can be ignored
3. CDangerous to the patient
4. DLarge and very noticeable to patients

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”

1. Aescalated
2. Babated
3. Cpersisted
4. Dintensified

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins
2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
3. CHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
4. DA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs