HESI A2 words exams 2022/2023 with 100% correct answers

Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. (EX: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.) Abrupt Sudden and possibly unexpected Accolade Tribute or honor. Accountable To be responsible. (EX: Paramedics are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge or resuscitation techniques.) Acute Sudden, intense. (EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery.) Adhere To hold fast or stick together. (EX: The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.) Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) Aegis Control, protection. (EX: Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager.) Aggregate A sum total of many things. Aggrieved Hurt or angry. Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. (EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a mastectomy.) Anachronism A thing of the past. "My disease is anachronism" Antidote Cure or remedy. "I need an antidote for this headache" Alleviate Reduce. "This medicine is alleviating my pain" Apply To place, put on, or spread something. Assent To give consent, to agree. Audible Able to be heard. (EX: The respiratory therapist noted the patient's audible wheezing as a symptom of the patient's asthma. Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organisms. Barrage Bombardment, onslaught. (continuous attack). "This staph disease is so barrage, I keep getting butt pimples." Bearing Manner, direction, or influence. Benign Not harmful. Bilateral Present on two sides. Callous Heartless, cruel, or pitiless. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. Cataract Medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision. 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 (amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one) or making up for something. Best described as corrective. Concave Rounded inward. (RBC) Concise Brief, to the point. Consistency Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. (Texture). Constitute To establish, create, or organize. Constrict To draw together or become smaller. "Blood vessels constrict when you are in a cold environment" Contingent Dependent/reliant. Contraindication A reason something is not advisable or should not be done. Convoluted To be complex. "Her symptoms were very convoluted: back pain, headache, and severe nose bleed." Convulsive Having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body [epilepsy]) Covert Hidden or concealed. "Her bruises were covert under her clothes" Cursory Quick, perfunctory, not thorough. "run a cursory examination on the adult." Defecate Expel feces. Deficit A deficiency or lack of something. Delusional Confused or mistaken. Depress Press downward. Depth Downward measurement from a surface. Desiccated Dried or withered. "Her feces were desiccated" Deteriorating Worsening. 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. "Her bruises were so discrete, scattered all around her body" Distal Distant; away from the center (body). Distended Enlarged or expanded from pressure. "Her stomach looked like a balloon, it was distended" Docile Easily handled, tame i.e. not dangerous or frightened by people. "The little girl was docile, very gullible." Dysfunction Impaired or abnormal functioning. Earthly Worldly or possible. Empathy Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another. Endogenous Developing internally of body. "Cells are endogenous" Eradicate To destroy completely. "Everyone wants to eradicate cancer." Equilibrium Balance. Ethereal Being extremely delicate or refined, ghostly, or eerie. Etiology The origin or cause of a disease or condition. Euphemism An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive. "Im sorry, but your father passed away." Euphoric Confident. (I am euphoric about this exam.) Exacerbate To make worse or more severe. Exogenous Developing externally of body. "Hair is exogenous" Expand To increase in size or amount. Expectorate To cough up discharge from the lungs through the mouth. (spit). Exposure To come in contact. Extension Lengthening; unbending a joint. External Located outside the body. Fatal Resulting in death. Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. Febrile Fever. Flaccid Soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant. (LIMP) (PENIS) Flexion Bending a joint. "FLEXING YOUR ARM" Flushed Reddened or ruddy appearance. Forgo Omit (to leave out or exclude). (FORGO- NOGO). Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. Halitosis Bad breath. Hedge Evade, circumvent, or dodge. (ESCAPE OR AVOID). Heedless To be thoughtless, unmindful, or careless. Hematologic Of or relating to blood. Hydration Maintenance of body fluid balance. Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health. Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level. Impending Occurring in the near future, about to happen. Impervious Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through. "skin" Implement To put into action or to cause it to happen. Imply To suggest without explicitly stating. (Sender of a message implies) Incidence Occurrence. Infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms. Infer To conclude or deduce- arrive at a fact. (The receiver of the message infers) Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender. Ingest To swallow for digestion. Inhibits To hold back, constrain, reduce, or slow. "Migraine pills inhibit migraines" Initiate To begin or put into practice. Insidious So gradual as to not become apparent (clearly visible) for a long time. Intact In place, unharmed, or whole. Internal Located within the body. Invasive Inserting or entering into a body part. Kinetic Of or relating to movement. Labile Changing rapidly and often. (VOLATILE) Laceration Cut;tear. Latent Present but not active or visible. Lateral On the side. Legacy Bequest or relic. Lethargic Difficult to arouse. (wake). Malaise Sickness, condition, or dissatisfaction. Malignant Expected to grow and worsen. Manifestation An indication or sign of a condition. Milieu The environmental condition or setting. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton. Nebulous Vague (uncertain, unclear). Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels. Nutrient Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment. Obtuse Ignorant. Occluded Closed or obstructed. Ominous Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. (portentous). Ongoing Continuous. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth. Otic Of the ear. Oubliette Dungeon, prison, or cell. Overt OBVIOUS OR VISIBLE. The doctor had put his OVERT opinion in the plainest language possible; there was nothing more to be done for the patient besides comfort care. Painful Aching. (Sore, throbbing with pain). Paltry Worthless. Panacea Cure, solution, or remedy. Parameter A characteristic or constant FACTOR, limit. Structure. Paroxysmal Sudden, recurrence spasms or seizures. Patent Open. Pathogenic Causing or able to cause a disease. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality. Pediculosis Infested with lice. Posterior Located behind; in the back. Potent Producing a strong effect. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur. Precaution Preventive measure. Precipitous Rapid, uncontrolled. Predispose To make more susceptible or more likely to occur. make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. "lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure". Preexisting Already present. Primary First or most significant. Priority Of great importance. Progeny Offspring. Prognosis The anticipated or expected course or outcome. (EX: The physician explained that, with treatment, the patient's prognosis was for a long and healthy life.) Proliferation A rapid increase in number. Q.I.D 4 times a day. Quarantine Strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of a disease or to exclude, detain, or isolate. (CONFINEMENT: keep or restrict someone from something) Raucous Wild, loud, or disorderly.