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HESI Entrance Exam| Certified Exam Q&A
Osteotomy - correct-answer -Incision of a bone.
Gastroenterology - correct-answer -Process of study of the stomach and
intestines.
Anemia - correct-answer -A decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin.
Autopsy - correct-answer -"Self view" - examination of a dead body, understand
its function
Endocrinologist - correct-answer -One who specializes in endocrine glands.
Epigastric - correct-answer -Pertaining to above the stomach.
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Epidermis - correct-answer -Outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer.
Hyperglycemia - correct-answer -Condition of increased blood sugar.
Hypogastric - correct-answer -Pertaining to below the stomach.
Pericardium - correct-answer -Structure (membrane) surrounding the heart.
Resection - correct-answer -Removal; excision
Retrocardiac - correct-answer -Pertaining to behind the heart.
Subhepatic - correct-answer -Pertaining to below the liver.
Transhepatic - correct-answer -Pertaining to across or through the liver.
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Abdominal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the abdomen.
Adipose - correct-answer -Pertaining to fat.
Anterior - correct-answer -Pertaining to the front
Anabolism - correct-answer -Process of casting up; Building - up or synthesizing
process in a cell.
Cervical - correct-answer -Pertaining to the neck.
Chondroma - correct-answer -Tumor of cartilage
Chondrosarcoma - correct-answer -Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
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Chromosomes - correct-answer -"Color Bodies"; contain genetic material and are
located in the nucleus of cell.
coccygeal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the tail bone.
Craniotomy - correct-answer -Incision of the skull.
Cytoplasm - correct-answer -Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the
nucleus and cell memebrane).
Distal - correct-answer -Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
Dorsal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the back
Histology - correct-answer -Study of tissues.
Iliac - correct-answer -Pertaining to the ilium.
HESI Entrance Exam| Certified Exam Q&A
Osteotomy - correct-answer -Incision of a bone.
Gastroenterology - correct-answer -Process of study of the stomach and
intestines.
Anemia - correct-answer -A decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin.
Autopsy - correct-answer -"Self view" - examination of a dead body, understand
its function
Endocrinologist - correct-answer -One who specializes in endocrine glands.
Epigastric - correct-answer -Pertaining to above the stomach.
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Epidermis - correct-answer -Outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer.
Hyperglycemia - correct-answer -Condition of increased blood sugar.
Hypogastric - correct-answer -Pertaining to below the stomach.
Pericardium - correct-answer -Structure (membrane) surrounding the heart.
Resection - correct-answer -Removal; excision
Retrocardiac - correct-answer -Pertaining to behind the heart.
Subhepatic - correct-answer -Pertaining to below the liver.
Transhepatic - correct-answer -Pertaining to across or through the liver.
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Abdominal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the abdomen.
Adipose - correct-answer -Pertaining to fat.
Anterior - correct-answer -Pertaining to the front
Anabolism - correct-answer -Process of casting up; Building - up or synthesizing
process in a cell.
Cervical - correct-answer -Pertaining to the neck.
Chondroma - correct-answer -Tumor of cartilage
Chondrosarcoma - correct-answer -Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
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Chromosomes - correct-answer -"Color Bodies"; contain genetic material and are
located in the nucleus of cell.
coccygeal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the tail bone.
Craniotomy - correct-answer -Incision of the skull.
Cytoplasm - correct-answer -Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the
nucleus and cell memebrane).
Distal - correct-answer -Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
Dorsal - correct-answer -Pertaining to the back
Histology - correct-answer -Study of tissues.
Iliac - correct-answer -Pertaining to the ilium.
