Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

  1. AStudying or measuring
  2. BPreventing or blocking
  3. CProducing or causing
  4. DDestroying or killing
2.Easy

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

  1. ALarge
  2. BAbnormal
  3. CMany
  4. DSmall
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s breathing was shallow.”

  1. ANot deep
  2. BLoud and noisy
  3. CPainful when lying down
  4. DSlow and regular
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was lethargic and hard to wake.”

  1. AAlert and talkative
  2. BIn severe pain
  3. CAgitated and restless
  4. DDrowsy and sluggish
5.Medium

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

  1. AReport
  2. BIncrease
  3. CReduce
  4. DMeasure
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The drug is applied as a transdermal patch.”

  1. ABy inhaling
  2. BThrough the skin
  3. CInto the muscle
  4. DUnder the tongue
7.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse tried to ___ the patient’s fears by explaining each step of the procedure.”

  1. Aallay
  2. Barouse
  3. Cignore
  4. Dprovoke
8.Hard

What does the term dysphasia mean?

  1. AImpaired ability to use or understand language
  2. BPain or burning when passing urine
  3. CDifficulty in swallowing food, fluids and tablets
  4. DDifficulty in breathing when lying flat

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Producing or causing
  2. 2. A · Large
  3. 3. A · Not deep
  4. 4. D · Drowsy and sluggish
  5. 5. C · Reduce
  6. 6. B · Through the skin
  7. 7. A · allay
  8. 8. A · Impaired ability to use or understand language

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