Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the prefix semi- mean, as in “semiconscious”?

  1. ANot at all
  2. BTwice or double
  3. CFully or completely
  4. DPartly or half
2.Easy

What does the prefix inter- mean, as in “intervertebral”?

  1. AWithin
  2. BBehind
  3. CBetween
  4. DBelow
3.Easy

What does the root audi/o refer to, as in “audiometry”?

  1. ATouch
  2. BSight
  3. CHearing
  4. DSmell
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pulse was rapid and thready.”

  1. AWeak and hard to feel
  2. BStrong and bounding
  3. CSlow and steady
  4. DIrregular and skipping
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was symmetric.”

  1. AOnly on one side
  2. BSpreading upward
  3. CThe same on both sides
  4. DRaised, itchy and painful to touch
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Follow the correct sequence when putting on protective equipment.”

  1. ASpeed
  2. BCost
  3. CNumber
  4. DOrder
7.Hard

In anatomy, which word is the opposite of dorsal?

  1. ASuperior
  2. BVentral
  3. CCaudal
  4. DDistal
8.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to alleviate?

  1. AConceal
  2. BWorsen
  3. CRelieve
  4. DPostpone

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Partly or half
  2. 2. C · Between
  3. 3. C · Hearing
  4. 4. A · Weak and hard to feel
  5. 5. C · The same on both sides
  6. 6. D · Order
  7. 7. B · Ventral
  8. 8. C · Relieve

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