Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the root toxic/o mean, as in “toxicology”?

  1. AFood
  2. BInfection
  3. CMedicine
  4. DPoison
2.Easy

Which body part does the root pharyng/o refer to, as in “pharyngitis”?

  1. ATongue
  2. BWindpipe
  3. CVoice box
  4. DThroat
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The diagnosis was pneumonia.”

  1. ATreatment given for the illness
  2. BIdentification of the illness
  3. CExpected outcome of the illness
  4. DTime the illness started
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will reposition the patient every two hours.”

  1. AHelp with meals
  2. BMove into a new position
  3. CWeigh on the scales
  4. DWash and dry
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will help the patient ambulate in the hallway.”

  1. AWalk
  2. BEat
  3. CSpeak
  4. DSleep
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt ambivalent about having surgery.”

  1. AHaving mixed feelings
  2. BStrongly in favour
  3. CCompletely unaware
  4. DExtremely frightened
7.Hard

What does the term polycythaemia mean?

  1. AAn abnormally low number of red blood cells
  2. BAn abnormally low number of platelets
  3. CAn abnormally high number of white blood cells
  4. DAn abnormally high number of red blood cells
8.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to innocuous?

  1. AToxic
  2. BPainful
  3. CInfectious
  4. DHarmless

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Poison
  2. 2. D · Throat
  3. 3. B · Identification of the illness
  4. 4. B · Move into a new position
  5. 5. A · Walk
  6. 6. A · Having mixed feelings
  7. 7. D · An abnormally high number of red blood cells
  8. 8. D · Harmless

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