HESI A2 Entrance Exam Questions and answers 2025.

HESI A2 Entrance Exam Questions and
answers 2025




virulence .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .ability .to .produce .disease

efface .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-to .wipe .out, .to .rub .out, .do .away .with; .(medical)
.the .thinning .of .the .cervix .during .labor


ubiquitous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-omnipresent, .existing .or .being .everywhere

osmosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-process .of .fluid .passing .through .semi-
permeable .membrane .from .higher .to .lower .concentration

labile .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-apt .or .likely .to .change, .changing .quickly
-Because .the .children .fever .was .very .labile .the .nurse .instructed .the .unlicensed
.assistive .personnel .to .check .the .temp .frequently.


febrile .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-having .or .showing .symptoms .of .a .fever

dynamic .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-energetic, .lively

insidious .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-dangerous, .treacherous, .so .gradual .as .to .not
.become .apparent .for .a .long .time .
-The .doctor .explained .that .the .cancer .probably .started .years .ago .but .had .not
.been .detected .because .it .spread .was .so .insidious.


empathy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-understanding .another's .pain, .suffering
.alongside .someone .else


anticipatory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-showing .anticipation, .looking .forward .to

ominous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-threatening, .menacing

preferred .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-to .set .above .or .hold .above .another, .to .like
.better .than .another


acute .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-sharp, .intense, .coming .about .quickly

, chronic .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(medical) .refers .to .a .disease .or .condition .that .is
.long-lasting .and .reoccurring


exploratory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(medical) .refers .to .a .surgery .or .procedure
.used .to .diagnose .a .disease .or .condition .but .not .treat .it


recessive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(genetics) .A .trait .or .a .gene .that .can .be
.dominated .by .another .(dominant) .trait .or .gene


assent .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .agree .(not .the .same .as .ascend, .to .go .up .or
.higher), .to .give .consent


toxic .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-poisonous

subjective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(medical) .Symptoms. .Information .that .is
.apparent .only .to .the .person .affected; .that .person .is .the .only .one .who .can
.verify .it. .Examples .are .pain, .fear, .and .itching.


objective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(medical) .Signs. .Information .that .can .be
.detected .or .measured .by .an .observer .against .a .standard. .Examples .are .blood
.pressure, .body .temperature, .and .observing .a .patient .crying.


effect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-more .often .used .as .a .noun, .meaning .result .or
.outcome


affect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Often .seen .as .a .verb, .meaning .to .influence .or .to
.change. .In .medical .terminology, .it .may .be .used .as .a .noun .meaning .a .person's
.emotional .response .or .disposition.


overt .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-in .the .open, .clearly .visible, .not .hidden

anterior .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-toward .the .front

contract .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pronounced .with .the .accent .on .the .second
.syllable .(and .used .as .a .verb), .it .means .to .draw .up, .to .draw .together
-The .physical .therapist .exercises .the .patients .muscles .so .they .contract .and
.expand.


rigidity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-stiffness, .the .stat .of .not .being .flexible

persecute .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-to .harass .or .annoy .constantly

longevity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-long .life

impervious .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cannot .be .penetrated .or .affected

distension .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-swollen .and .protruding .out .further .than
.normal