Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the root lip/o refer to, as in “liposuction”?

  1. ALip
  2. BSugar
  3. CProtein
  4. DFat
2.Easy

What does the prefix anti- mean, as in “antibiotic”?

  1. AWith
  2. BBefore
  3. CWithout
  4. DAgainst
3.Easy

What does the prefix ab- mean, as in “abduction”?

  1. AAround
  2. BToward
  3. CAway from
  4. DThrough
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test results were inconclusive.”

  1. AClearly positive
  2. BNot leading to a firm answer
  3. CLost by the laboratory before anyone read them
  4. DClearly negative
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses use therapeutic communication with patients.”

  1. ACasual and chatty in tone, like with friends
  2. BWritten down rather than spoken
  3. CPromoting healing and well-being
  4. DRequired by law in every case
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”

  1. AShortened
  2. BBlocked
  3. CWidened
  4. DTorn
7.Hard

What does the term arthroscopy mean?

  1. ASurgical removal of a joint
  2. BLooking inside a joint with a scope
  3. CSurgical fusion of the bones of a joint
  4. DInflammation of a joint
8.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse ___ the wound with saline to wash out the debris.”

  1. Asutured
  2. Bpalpated
  3. Causcultated
  4. Dirrigated

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Fat
  2. 2. D · Against
  3. 3. C · Away from
  4. 4. B · Not leading to a firm answer
  5. 5. C · Promoting healing and well-being
  6. 6. B · Blocked
  7. 7. B · Looking inside a joint with a scope
  8. 8. D · irrigated

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