HESI VOCABULARY 2022
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something.
Accountable
To be responsible.
Acute
Sudden, intense.
Adhere
To hold fast or stick together.
Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful.
Aegis
Control, protection.
Ambivalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
Assent
To give consent; to agree.
Audible
Able to be heard.
Bacteria
Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
Bilateral
Present on two sides.
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart.
Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
Cease
come to an end or bring to an end
Chronology
Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something.
Concave
Rounded inward.
Concise
Brief, to the point.
Consistency
Degree or viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
Constrict
To draw together or become smaller.
Contingent
, Dependent.
Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Defecate
Expel feces.
Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
Depress
Press downward.
Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
Deteriorating
worsening
Ex: The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patient's gums is deteriorating
and treatment by the dentist is needed right away.
Device
Tool or piece of equipment.
Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease.
Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
Discrete
Distinct, separate.
Distal
Distant; away from the center (such as of the body).
Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning.
Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another.
Equilibrium
Balance.
Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
Expand
To increase in size or amount.
Exposure
Abstain
To voluntarily refrain from something.
Accountable
To be responsible.
Acute
Sudden, intense.
Adhere
To hold fast or stick together.
Adverse
Undesired, possibly harmful.
Aegis
Control, protection.
Ambivalent
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
Apply
To place, put on, or spread something.
Assent
To give consent; to agree.
Audible
Able to be heard.
Bacteria
Single-celled, microscopic organisms.
Bilateral
Present on two sides.
Cardiac
Of or relating to the heart.
Cavity
An opening or an empty area.
Cease
come to an end or bring to an end
Chronology
Order of events as they occurred; timeline.
Compensatory
Offsetting or making up for something.
Concave
Rounded inward.
Concise
Brief, to the point.
Consistency
Degree or viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows.
Constrict
To draw together or become smaller.
Contingent
, Dependent.
Contraindication
A reason something is not advisable or should not be done.
Convulsive
Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body.
Cursory
Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.
Defecate
Expel feces.
Deficit
A deficiency or lack of something.
Depress
Press downward.
Depth
Downward measurement from a surface.
Deteriorating
worsening
Ex: The dental hygienist explains that the condition of the patient's gums is deteriorating
and treatment by the dentist is needed right away.
Device
Tool or piece of equipment.
Diagnosis
Identification of an injury or disease.
Dilate
To enlarge or expand.
Dilute
To make a liquid less concentrated.
Discrete
Distinct, separate.
Distal
Distant; away from the center (such as of the body).
Distended
Enlarged or expanded from pressure.
Dysfunction
Impaired or abnormal functioning.
Empathy
Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another.
Equilibrium
Balance.
Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease or condition.
Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe.
Expand
To increase in size or amount.
Exposure
