Dental Hygiene - HESI test review Exam
abstain - Correct answer to voluntary refrain from something
acute - Correct answer sudden, intense
adhere - Correct answer To hold fast or stick together
adverse - Correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful
aegis - Correct answer control, protection
ambivalent - Correct answer uncertain, having contradictory feelings
assent - Correct answer To give consent; to agree
audiable - Correct answer able to be heard
bilateral - Correct answer present on two sides
cardiac - Correct answer of or relating to the heart
cavity - Correct answer An opening or an empty area
cease - Correct answer come to an end or bring to an end
chronology - Correct answer order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory - Correct answer offsetting or making up for something
concave - Correct answer Rounded inward
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, concise - Correct answer brief and to the point
Consistency - Correct answer degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in
relation to how it flows
constrict - Correct answer To draw together or become smaller
contingent - Correct answer dependent
contradiction - Correct answer a reason something is not advisable or should not
be done
convulsive - Correct answer having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking
of the body
cursory - Correct answer quick, perfunctory, not thorough
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
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abstain - Correct answer to voluntary refrain from something
acute - Correct answer sudden, intense
adhere - Correct answer To hold fast or stick together
adverse - Correct answer Undesired, possibly harmful
aegis - Correct answer control, protection
ambivalent - Correct answer uncertain, having contradictory feelings
assent - Correct answer To give consent; to agree
audiable - Correct answer able to be heard
bilateral - Correct answer present on two sides
cardiac - Correct answer of or relating to the heart
cavity - Correct answer An opening or an empty area
cease - Correct answer come to an end or bring to an end
chronology - Correct answer order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory - Correct answer offsetting or making up for something
concave - Correct answer Rounded inward
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, concise - Correct answer brief and to the point
Consistency - Correct answer degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in
relation to how it flows
constrict - Correct answer To draw together or become smaller
contingent - Correct answer dependent
contradiction - Correct answer a reason something is not advisable or should not
be done
convulsive - Correct answer having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking
of the body
cursory - Correct answer quick, perfunctory, not thorough
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
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