HESI A2 Entrance Exam with solutions
virulence - ✔✔the ability to produce disease
efface - ✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix during
labor
ubiquitous - ✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere
osmosis - ✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from higher to lower
concentration
labile - ✔✔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 - ✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
dynamic - ✔✔energetic, lively
insidious - ✔✔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 - ✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
anticipatory - ✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to
ominous - ✔✔threatening, menacing
preferred - ✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
acute - ✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
chronic - ✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and reoccurring
exploratory - ✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a disease or
condition but not treat it
recessive - ✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another (dominant) trait or
gene
assent - ✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give consent
toxic - ✔✔poisonous
, subjective data - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
affect - ✔✔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 - ✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
anterior - ✔✔toward the front
contract - ✔✔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 - ✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
virulence - ✔✔the ability to produce disease
efface - ✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix during
labor
ubiquitous - ✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere
osmosis - ✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from higher to lower
concentration
labile - ✔✔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 - ✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
dynamic - ✔✔energetic, lively
insidious - ✔✔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 - ✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
anticipatory - ✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to
ominous - ✔✔threatening, menacing
preferred - ✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
acute - ✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
chronic - ✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and reoccurring
exploratory - ✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a disease or
condition but not treat it
recessive - ✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another (dominant) trait or
gene
assent - ✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give consent
toxic - ✔✔poisonous
, subjective data - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
affect - ✔✔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 - ✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
anterior - ✔✔toward the front
contract - ✔✔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 - ✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
