Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

What does the suffix -osis mean, as in “fibrosis”?

1. ATumour
2. BAbnormal condition
3. CInflammation
4. DSurgical removal of tissue

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wash around the incision gently with soap and water.”

1. AA large bruise around the area
2. BA skin rash
3. CA small burn
4. DA surgical cut

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

1. ALigament
2. BNerve
3. CTendon
4. DCartilage

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bruise was on the lateral side of the knee.”

1. AAway from the midline; on the outer side
2. BTowards the midline of the body; on the inner side
3. CAt the back
4. DAt the front

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Apply the topical cream to the rash twice a day.”

1. ATaken by mouth, usually with a glass of water
2. BApplied to the surface of the body
3. CInjected into a large muscle
4. DGiven slowly into a vein

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient lives in a rural area far from the hospital.”

1. ACoastal
2. BCity centre
3. CIndustrial
4. DCountryside

What does the term arthroscopy mean?

1. ALooking inside a joint with a scope
2. BInflammation of a joint
3. CSurgical fusion of the bones of a joint
4. DSurgical removal of a joint

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

1. APattern of breathing
2. BStyle of handwriting
3. CManner of walking
4. DClarity of speech