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HESI A2 Exam Review – Vocabulary 131 Questions with Verified Answers Abrupt - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden. Abstain - CORRECT ANSWER To voluntarily refrain from something. Access - CORRECT ANSWE... R A means to obtain entryy or a means of approach. Accountable - CORRECT ANSWER Responsible. Adhere - CORRECT ANSWER To hold fast or stick together. Adverse - CORRECT ANSWER Undesired, possibly harmful. Affect - CORRECT ANSWER Appearance of observable emotions. Annual - CORRECT ANSWER Occurring every year. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER To place, put on, or spread something. Audible - CORRECT ANSWER Able to be heard. Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER Present on two sides. Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to the heart. Cast - CORRECT ANSWER Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals. Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER An opening or an empty area. Cease - CORRECT ANSWER Come to an end or bring to an end. Compensatory - CORRECT ANSWER Offsetting or making up for something. Complication - CORRECT ANSWER An undesired problem that is the result of some other event. Comply - CORRECT ANSWER Do as directed. Concave - CORRECT ANSWER Rounded inward. Concise - CORRECT ANSWER Brief, to the point. Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is. Constrict - CORRECT ANSWER To draw together or become smaller. Contingent - CORRECT ANSWER Dependent. Contour - CORRECT ANSWER Shape or outline of a shape. Contract - CORRECT ANSWER To draw together, to reduce in size. Contraindication - CORRECT ANSWER A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done. Defecate - CORRECT ANSWER Expel feces. Deficit - CORRECT ANSWER A deficiency or lack of something. Depress - CORRECT ANSWER Press downward. Depth - CORRECT ANSWER Downward measurement from a surface. Deteriorating - CORRECT ANSWER Worsening. Device - CORRECT ANSWER Tool or piece of equipment. Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Identification of an injury or disease. Diameter - CORRECT ANSWER The distance across the center of an object. Dilate - CORRECT ANSWER To enlarge or expand. Dilute - CORRECT ANSWER To make a liquid less concentrated. Discrete - CORRECT ANSWER Distinct, separate. Distended - CORRECT ANSWER Enlarged or expanded from pressure. Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER Impaired or abnormal functioning. Elevate - CORRECT ANSWER To lift up or place in a higher position. Endogenous - CORRECT ANSWER Produced within the body. Exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER To make worse or more severe. Excess - CORRECT ANSWER More than what is needed or usual. Exogenous - CORRECT ANSWER Produced outside the body. Expand - CORRECT ANSWER To increase in size or amount. Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER Contact. External - CORRECT ANSWER Located outside the body. Fatal - CORRECT ANSWER Resulting in death. Fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. Flaccid - CORRECT ANSWER Limp, lacking tone. Flushed - CORRECT ANSWER Reddened or ruddy appearance. Gaping - CORRECT ANSWER Wide open. Gastrointestinal - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. Gender - CORRECT ANSWER Sex of an individual, as in male or female. Hematologic - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to blood. Hydration - CORRECT ANSWER Maintenance of body fluid balance. Hygiene - CORRECT ANSWER Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health. Impaired - CORRECT ANSWER Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level. Impending - CORRECT ANSWER Likely to occur soon. Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER Occurrence. Infection - CORRECT ANSWER Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms. Inflamed - CORRECT ANSWER Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender. Ingest - CORRECT ANSWER To swallow for digestion. Initiate - CORRECT ANSWER To begin or put into practice. Insidious - CORRECT ANSWER So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time. Intact - CORRECT ANSWER In place, unharmed. Internal - CORRECT ANSWER Located within the body. Invasive - CORRECT ANSWER Inserting or entering into a body part. Labile - CORRECT ANSWER Changing rapidly and often. Laceration - CORRECT ANSWER Cut; tear. Latent - CORRECT ANSWER Present but not active or visible. Lethargic - CORRECT ANSWER Difficult to arouse. Manifestation - CORRECT ANSWER An indication or sign of a condition. Musculoskelatal - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to muscle and skeleton. Neurologic - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to the nervous system. Neurovascular - CORRECT ANSWER Or or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels. Nutrient - CORRECT ANSWER Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment. Occluded - CORRECT ANSWER Closed or obstructed. Ominous - CORRECT ANSWER Significantly important and dangerous. Ongoing - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous Oral - CORRECT ANSWER Given through or affecting the mouth. Overt - CORRECT ANSWER Obvious, easily observed. Parameter - CORRECT ANSWER A characteristic or constant factor, limit. Paroxysmal - CORRECT ANSWER Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive. Patent - CORRECT ANSWER Open. Pathogenic - CORRECT ANSWER Causing or able to cause disease. Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality. Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER Located behind; in the back. Potent - CORRECT ANSWER Producing a strong effect. Potential - CORRECT ANSWER Capable of occurring or likely to occur. Precaution - CORRECT ANSWER Preventive measure. Precipitous - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid, uncontrolled. Predispose - CORRECT ANSWER To make more susceptible or more likely to occur. Preexisting - CORRECT ANSWER Already present. Primary - CORRECT ANSWER First or most significant. Priority - CORRECT ANSWER Of great importance. Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER The anticipated or expected course or outcome. Rationale - CORRECT ANSWER The underlying reason. Recur - CORRECT ANSWER To occur again. Renal - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to the kidneys. Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER Inhalation and exhalation of air. Restrict - CORRECT ANSWER To limit. Retain - CORRECT ANSWER To hold or keep. Site - CORRECT ANSWER Location. Status - CORRECT ANSWER Condition. Strict - CORRECT ANSWER Stringent, exact, complete. Sublingual - CORRECT ANSWER Under the tongue. Supplement - CORRECT ANSWER To take in addition to or to complete. Suppress - CORRECT ANSWER To stop or subdue. Symmetric - CORRECT ANSWER Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position. Symptom - CORRECT ANSWER An indication of a problem. Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder. Therapeutic - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to the treatment of a disease of disorder. Transdermal - CORRECT ANSWER Crossing through the skin. Transmission - CORRECT ANSWER Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another. Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER Injury, wound. Triage - CORRECT ANSWER Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment. Untoward - CORRECT ANSWER Adverse or negative. Urinate - CORRECT ANSWER Excrete or expel urine. Vascular - CORRECT ANSWER Of or relating to blood vessels. Verbal - CORRECT ANSWER Spoken, using words. Virus - CORRECT ANSWER Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease. Vital - CORRECT ANSWER Essential, highly important. Void - CORRECT ANSWER Excrete, or expel urine. Volume - CORRECT ANSWER Amount of space occupied by a fluid. main idea - CORRECT ANSWER what the passage is about, the point the author is making. Intro, middle, conclusion synonym - CORRECT ANSWER a word that has the same meaning as another word antonym - CORRECT ANSWER a word that means the opposite of another word Restatement - CORRECT ANSWER Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points Connotation - CORRECT ANSWER an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. assumption - CORRECT ANSWER set of beliefs that the writer has about the subject [Show More]

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