Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. ALast
  2. BMany
  3. CSecond
  4. DFirst
2.Easy

What does the prefix tachy- mean, as in “tachypnoea”?

  1. ANormal
  2. BFast
  3. CAbsent
  4. DSlow
3.Easy

What does the root tendin/o or ten/o refer to, as in “tendinitis”?

  1. ACartilage
  2. BLigament
  3. CTendon
  4. DNerve
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Bed alarms help to mitigate the risk of falls.”

  1. AReport
  2. BReduce
  3. CIncrease
  4. DMeasure
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Place the patient in the supine position.”

  1. ALying flat on the stomach, face down
  2. BSitting upright at ninety degrees
  3. CLying flat on the back, face up
  4. DLying on the left side
6.Medium

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

  1. ACriticise in public
  2. BPublish in a journal
  3. CRepeat
  4. DRaise money for
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the stroke, the patient’s gait was unsteady.”

  1. AManner of walking
  2. BStyle of handwriting
  3. CClarity of speech
  4. DPattern of breathing
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse documented serous drainage from the wound.”

  1. APink and mixed with some blood
  2. BBright red and mostly blood
  3. CThick, cloudy and containing pus
  4. DClear, thin and pale yellow

Answer key

  1. 1. D · First
  2. 2. B · Fast
  3. 3. C · Tendon
  4. 4. B · Reduce
  5. 5. C · Lying flat on the back, face up
  6. 6. C · Repeat
  7. 7. A · Manner of walking
  8. 8. D · Clear, thin and pale yellow

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