HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
virulence s- sans--the sability sto sproduce sdisease
efface s- sans--to swipe sout, sto srub sout, sdo saway swith; s(medical) sthe sthinning sof sthe
scervix sduring slabor
ubiquitous s- sans--omnipresent, sexisting sor sbeing severywhere
osmosis s- sans--process sof sfluid spassing sthrough ssemi-permeable smembrane sfrom
shigher sto slower sconcentration
labile s- sans--apt sor slikely sto schange, schanging squickly
-Because sthe schildren sfever swas svery slabile sthe snurse sinstructed sthe sunlicensed
sassistive spersonnel sto scheck sthe stemp sfrequently.
febrile s- sans--having sor sshowing ssymptoms sof sa sfever
dynamic s- sans--energetic, slively
insidious s- sans--dangerous, streacherous, sso sgradual sas sto snot sbecome sapparent sfor sa
slong stime s
-The sdoctor sexplained sthat sthe scancer sprobably sstarted syears sago sbut shad snot sbeen
sdetected sbecause sit sspread swas sso sinsidious.
empathy s- sans--understanding sanother's spain, ssuffering salongside ssomeone selse
anticipatory s- sans--showing santicipation, slooking sforward sto
ominous s- sans--threatening, smenacing
preferred s- sans--to sset sabove sor shold sabove sanother, sto slike sbetter sthan sanother
acute s- sans--sharp, sintense, scoming sabout squickly
chronic s- sans--(medical) srefers sto sa sdisease sor scondition sthat sis slong-lasting sand
sreoccurring
exploratory s- sans--(medical) srefers sto sa ssurgery sor sprocedure sused sto sdiagnose sa
sdisease sor scondition sbut snot streat sit
, recessive s- sans--(genetics) sA strait sor sa sgene sthat scan sbe sdominated sby sanother
s(dominant) strait sor sgene
assent s- sans--To sagree s(not sthe ssame sas sascend, sto sgo sup sor shigher), sto sgive
sconsent
toxic s- sans--poisonous
subjective sdata s- sans--(medical) sSymptoms. sInformation sthat sis sapparent sonly sto sthe
sperson saffected; sthat sperson sis sthe sonly sone swho scan sverify sit. sExamples sare spain,
sfear, sand sitching.
objective sdata s- sans--(medical) sSigns. sInformation sthat scan sbe sdetected sor smeasured
sby san sobserver sagainst sa sstandard. sExamples sare sblood spressure, sbody stemperature,
sand sobserving sa spatient scrying.
effect s- sans--more soften sused sas sa snoun, smeaning sresult sor soutcome
affect s- sans--Often sseen sas sa sverb, smeaning sto sinfluence sor sto schange. sIn smedical
sterminology, sit smay sbe sused sas sa snoun smeaning sa sperson's semotional sresponse sor
sdisposition.
overt s- sans--in sthe sopen, sclearly svisible, snot shidden
anterior s- sans--toward sthe sfront
contract s- sans--pronounced swith sthe saccent son sthe ssecond ssyllable s(and sused sas sa
sverb), sit smeans sto sdraw sup, sto sdraw stogether
-The sphysical stherapist sexercises sthe spatients smuscles sso sthey scontract sand sexpand.
rigidity s- sans--stiffness, sthe sstat sof snot sbeing sflexible
persecute s- sans--to sharass sor sannoy sconstantly
longevity s- sans--long slife
impervious s- sans--cannot sbe spenetrated sor saffected
distension s- sans--swollen sand sprotruding sout sfurther sthan snormal
ambivalent s- sans--uncertain, shaving scontradictory sfeelings, sunable sto smake sa sdecision
sbetween stwo sconflicting schoices
patent s- sans--(medical) sPronounced swith sa slong sa ̅, srefers sto ssomething stube-shaped
sthat sis sopen sand sunblocked s(such sas san sartery)
CORRECT ANSWERS
virulence s- sans--the sability sto sproduce sdisease
efface s- sans--to swipe sout, sto srub sout, sdo saway swith; s(medical) sthe sthinning sof sthe
scervix sduring slabor
ubiquitous s- sans--omnipresent, sexisting sor sbeing severywhere
osmosis s- sans--process sof sfluid spassing sthrough ssemi-permeable smembrane sfrom
shigher sto slower sconcentration
labile s- sans--apt sor slikely sto schange, schanging squickly
-Because sthe schildren sfever swas svery slabile sthe snurse sinstructed sthe sunlicensed
sassistive spersonnel sto scheck sthe stemp sfrequently.
febrile s- sans--having sor sshowing ssymptoms sof sa sfever
dynamic s- sans--energetic, slively
insidious s- sans--dangerous, streacherous, sso sgradual sas sto snot sbecome sapparent sfor sa
slong stime s
-The sdoctor sexplained sthat sthe scancer sprobably sstarted syears sago sbut shad snot sbeen
sdetected sbecause sit sspread swas sso sinsidious.
empathy s- sans--understanding sanother's spain, ssuffering salongside ssomeone selse
anticipatory s- sans--showing santicipation, slooking sforward sto
ominous s- sans--threatening, smenacing
preferred s- sans--to sset sabove sor shold sabove sanother, sto slike sbetter sthan sanother
acute s- sans--sharp, sintense, scoming sabout squickly
chronic s- sans--(medical) srefers sto sa sdisease sor scondition sthat sis slong-lasting sand
sreoccurring
exploratory s- sans--(medical) srefers sto sa ssurgery sor sprocedure sused sto sdiagnose sa
sdisease sor scondition sbut snot streat sit
, recessive s- sans--(genetics) sA strait sor sa sgene sthat scan sbe sdominated sby sanother
s(dominant) strait sor sgene
assent s- sans--To sagree s(not sthe ssame sas sascend, sto sgo sup sor shigher), sto sgive
sconsent
toxic s- sans--poisonous
subjective sdata s- sans--(medical) sSymptoms. sInformation sthat sis sapparent sonly sto sthe
sperson saffected; sthat sperson sis sthe sonly sone swho scan sverify sit. sExamples sare spain,
sfear, sand sitching.
objective sdata s- sans--(medical) sSigns. sInformation sthat scan sbe sdetected sor smeasured
sby san sobserver sagainst sa sstandard. sExamples sare sblood spressure, sbody stemperature,
sand sobserving sa spatient scrying.
effect s- sans--more soften sused sas sa snoun, smeaning sresult sor soutcome
affect s- sans--Often sseen sas sa sverb, smeaning sto sinfluence sor sto schange. sIn smedical
sterminology, sit smay sbe sused sas sa snoun smeaning sa sperson's semotional sresponse sor
sdisposition.
overt s- sans--in sthe sopen, sclearly svisible, snot shidden
anterior s- sans--toward sthe sfront
contract s- sans--pronounced swith sthe saccent son sthe ssecond ssyllable s(and sused sas sa
sverb), sit smeans sto sdraw sup, sto sdraw stogether
-The sphysical stherapist sexercises sthe spatients smuscles sso sthey scontract sand sexpand.
rigidity s- sans--stiffness, sthe sstat sof snot sbeing sflexible
persecute s- sans--to sharass sor sannoy sconstantly
longevity s- sans--long slife
impervious s- sans--cannot sbe spenetrated sor saffected
distension s- sans--swollen sand sprotruding sout sfurther sthan snormal
ambivalent s- sans--uncertain, shaving scontradictory sfeelings, sunable sto smake sa sdecision
sbetween stwo sconflicting schoices
patent s- sans--(medical) sPronounced swith sa slong sa ̅, srefers sto ssomething stube-shaped
sthat sis sopen sand sunblocked s(such sas san sartery)
