HESI A2 vocab
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rantsch on February 11, 2010
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Vocab from the official HESI book (copied from Emma)
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HESI Entrance Exam, BIOLOGY 4272 Pathophysiology Fall 2012, Pre-Nursing Study, HESI A2 GROUP, a&p 1, HESI admission test
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156 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ABRUPT | sudden |
| ABSTAIN | to refrain from something by one's choice |
| ACCESS | a means to obtain entry or a means of approach |
| ACCOUNTABLE, | responsible |
| ADHERE | to hold fast or stick together |
| ADVERSE | Undesired, possibly harmful |
| AFFECT | Appearance of observable emotions |
| ANNUAL | Happening once a year |
| APPLY | To place, put on, or spread somthing |
| AUDIBLE | able to be heard |
| BILATERAL | Present on two sides |
| CAST | Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while it heals |
| CEASE | come to an end or bring to an end |
| COMPENSATORY | offsetting or making up for something |
| COMPLICATION | an undesired problem that is the result of some other event |
| COMPLY | do as directed |
| CONCAVE | Rounded inward |
| CONCISE | Brief, to the point |
| CONSISTENCY | Degree of viscosity |
| CONSTRICT | To draw together or become smaller |
| CONTINGENT | Dependent |
| CONTOUR | Shape or outline of shape |
| CONTRACT | To draw together or reduce in size |
| CONTRAINDICATION | A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done |
| DEFECATE | Expel feces |
| DEFICIT | A deficiency or lack of something |
| DEPRESS | Press downward |
| DEPTH | Downward measurement from the surface |
| DETERIORATING | Worsening |
| DEVICE | Tool or piece of equipment |
| DILATE | To enlarge or expand |
| DILUTE | To make a liquid less concentrated |
| DISCRETE | Distinct, separate |
| DISTENDED | Enlarged or expanded from pressure |
| ELEVATE | To place in a higher position |
| ENDOGENOUS | Produced within the body |
| EXACERBATE | To make worse |
| DIAMETER | The distance across the center of an object |
| EXCESS | More than what is needed or usual |
| EXOGENOUS | Produced outside the body |
| EXPAND | To increase in size or amount |
| EXPOSURE | Contact |
| EXTERNAL | Located outside the body |
| FATAL | Resulting in death |
| FATIGUE | Extreme tiredness |
| FLACCID | Limp, lacking tone |
| FLUSHED | Reddened or ruddy appearance |
| GAPING | Wide open |
| GENDER | Sex of an individual |
| HYDRATION | Maintenance of body fluid balance |
| HYGIENE | Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health |
| IMPAIRED | Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level |
| IMPENDING | Likely to occur soon |
| INCIDENCE | Occurrence |
| INFLAMED | Reddened, swollen, warm and often tender |
| INGEST | To swallow for digestion |
| INITIATE | To begin or put into practice |
| INSIDIOUS | So as to not become apparent for a long time |
| INTACT | In place, unharmed |
| INTERNAL | Located within the body |
| INVASIVE | Inserting or entering into the body part |
| LABILE | Changing rapidly and often |
| LATENT | Present, but not active or visible |
| LETHARGIC | Difficult to arouse |
| MANIFESTATION | an indication or sign of a condition |
| NUTRIENT | substance or ingredient that provides nutrition |
| OCCLUDED | closed or obstructed |
| OMINOUS | significantly important or dangerous |
| ONGOING | continuous |
| ORAL | Given through or affecting the mouth |
| OVERT | obvious or easily observed |
| PARAMETER | a characteristic or constant factor |
| PAROXYSMAL | beginning suddenly or abruptly |
| PATENT | open |
| POTENT | giving a strong effect |
| POTENTIAL | capable of occurring or likely to occur |
| PRECAUTION | preventive measure |
| PRECIPITOUS | rapid, uncontrolled |
| PREDISPOSE | to make more susceptible or likely to occur |
| PREEXISTING | Already exists |
| PRIMARY | first or most significant |
| PRIORITY | of great importance |
| PROGNOSIS | the anticipated or expected course or outcome |
| RATIONALE | the underlying reason |
| RECUR | to occur again |
| RESTRICT | to limit |
| RETAIN | to hold or keep |
| SITE | location |
| STATUS | condition |
| STRICT | stringent, exact, complete |
| SUPPLEMENT | to take in addition to or to complete |
| SUPPRESS | to stop or subdue |
| SYMMETRIC | being equal or the same size shape and position |
| SYMPTOM | an indication of a problem |
| UNTOWARD | adverse or negative |
| URINATE | excrete or expel urine |
| VERBAL | spoken, using words |
| VITAL | essential |
| VOID | excrete,expel urine |
| VOLUME | amount of space occupied by a fluid |
| MILIEU | a person's social environment |
| PROGENY | offspring |
| FEBRILE | pertaining to fever |
| Q.I.D. | four times a day |
| PAROXYSMAL | pertaining to the sudden onset of an attack, symptoms, or emotion E.G. a _________ of weaping; ___________ coughing |
| PRECIPITOUS | sudden and dramatic; abrupt. (perhaps dangerously so) |
| UNTOWARD | unseemly or improper |
| EXPECTORATE | to cough or SPIT out phlegm from the throat or lungs |
| INTACT | whole |
| BREECH BIRTH | baby's buttocks or feet come out first |
| BREACH | to break an agreement |
| TRANSDERMAL | administered through the skin -- as with a patch |
| OBTUSE | slow-witted; ignorant |
| -LYSIS | disintegration or decomposition. |
| DEGENERATE | v. to deteriorate or decline. adj. having lost normal/desirable qualities |
| ILIUM | lateral portion of the hip bone |
| TERTIARY (HEALTH CARE) | specialized care: cancer, burn, plastics Hesi return to wellness |
| TERTIARY | third order or level |
| BAND- | aid |
| NURSING _________ | aide |
| to ____________ someone | aid |
| PLURALITY | more votes than the others |
| MAJORITY | more than half |
| SUPEREGO | acts as a self-critical conscience. Involves standards learned from parents/teachers. contains rigid rules |
| INDOLENT | wanting to avoid activity or exertion. Lazy. |
| BETWEEN | Use when there are TWO choices. Also, use for more than two choices if it involves a choice of distinct individual items. Choose __________ poms, cheerleading or drill team. |
| AMONG | use this for choosing ________ items lumped together. E.g. choose _______ the five dresses on the rack. Not used for TWO dresses. |
| VALID | applicable |
| DISTAL | part of the body farthest from the injury |
| UNNECESSARY | spelled with two Ns. |
| FARTHER | refers to a measurable distance. |
| FURTHER | refers to a figurative distance. (we will have to discuss this __________) |
| CONTRACTION | spasm |
| DISTAL | the part of the body farthest from the injury |
| TRIAGE | the order in which patients are to be treated |
| PIGMENTED | colored |
| METABOLISM | processing reaction |
| CONVULSION | spasm |
| IMPLEMENT | cause to happen |
| VALID | applicable |
| EXPAND | the opposite of contract |
| PRECIPITOUS | abrupt |
| UNTOWARD | unseemly |
| INTACT | whole |
| AUDIBLE | perceptible |
| PARAMETERS | limits |
| PRINCIPLE | a truth, a rule, or a law |
| NUMBER | can be counted |
| AMOUNT | cannot be counted |
| LETHARGIC | sleepy |
| IS | Each of the two European capitals _____ named after a famous leader. |
| LIE | to take a horizontal position |
| LAY | to place (something somewhere) |
| LAIN | past participle of lie |
| LAID | past participle of lay |
| Janet called her dog, who had run after a squirrel. | Janet called her __________ run after a squirrel. |
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