HESI A2 Entrance Exam Study Guide | Complete Practice Questions & Prep

HESIghnA2ghnEntranceghnExam


virulenceghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔theghnabilityghntoghnproduceghndisease




effaceghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔toghnwipeghnout,ghntoghnrubghnout,ghndoghnawayghnwit

h;ghn(medical)ghntheghnthinningghnofghntheghncervixghnduringghnlabor


ubiquitousghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔omnipresent,ghnexisting ghnorghnbeingghneverywh

ere


osmosisghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔processghnofghnfluidghnpassingghnthroughghnsemi-

permeableghnmembraneghnfromghnhigherghntoghnlowerghnconcentration


labileghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔aptghnorghnlikely ghntoghnchange,ghnchangingghnquic

kly
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Becauseghntheghnchildrenghnfeverghnwasghnveryghnlabileghntheghnnurseghninstructedgh
ntheghnunlicensedghnassistive ghnpersonnelghntoghncheckghntheghntempghnfrequently.




febrileghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔havingghnorghnshowingghnsymptomsghnofghnaghnfev

er

,dynamicghn-ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔energetic,ghnlively


insidiousghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔dangerous,ghntreacherous,ghnsoghngradualghnasghnt

oghnnotghnbecomeghnapparentghnforghnaghnlongghntimeghn
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Theghndoctorghnexplainedghnthatghntheghncancerghnprobablyghnstartedghnyearsghnagog
hnbutghnhadghnnotghnbeenghndetectedghnbecauseghnitghnspreadghnwasghnsoghninsidious.




empathyghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔understanding ghnanother'sghnpain,ghnsuffering ghn

alongsideghnsomeoneghnelse


anticipatoryghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔showingghnanticipation, ghnlookingghnforwardghnt

o


ominousghn-ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔threatening,ghnmenacing


preferredghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔toghnsetghnaboveghnorghnholdghnaboveghnanother,ghnt

oghnlikeghnbetterghnthanghnanother


acuteghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔sharp,ghnintense,ghncomingghnaboutghnquickly

,chronicghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔(medical)ghnrefersghntoghnaghndiseaseghnorghnconditi

onghnthatghnisghnlong-lastingghnandghnreoccurring


exploratoryghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔(medical)ghnrefersghntoghnaghnsurgeryghnorghnproced

ureghnusedghntoghndiagnoseghnaghndiseaseghnorghnconditionghnbutghnnotghntreatghnit


recessiveghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔(genetics) ghnAghntraitghnorghnaghngeneghnthatghncanghn

beghndominatedghnbyghnanotherghn(dominant)ghntraitghnorghngene


assentghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔Toghnagreeghn(notghntheghnsameghnasghnascend,ghntogh

ngoghnupghnorghnhigher),ghntoghngiveghnconsent




toxicghn-ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔poisonous


subjectiveghndataghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔(medical)ghnSymptoms. ghnInformation ghnthatghni

sghnapparentghnonlyghntoghntheghnpersonghnaffected;ghnthatghnpersonghnisghntheghnonlyg
hnoneghnwhoghncanghnverifyghnit.ghnExamplesghnareghnpain,ghnfear,ghnandghnitching.




objectiveghndataghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔(medical)ghnSigns.ghnInformation ghnthatghncanghnb

eghndetectedghnorghnmeasuredghnbyghnanghnobserverghnagainstghnaghnstandard.ghnExa

, mplesghnareghnbloodghnpressure,ghnbodyghntemperature,ghnandghnobservingghnaghnpa
tientghncrying.


effectghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔moreghnoftenghnusedghnasghnaghnnoun,ghnmeaningghnr

esultghnorghnoutcome


affectghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔Oftenghnseenghnasghnaghnverb,ghnmeaningghntoghninfl

uenceghnorghntoghnchange.ghnInghnmedicalghnterminology,ghnitghnmayghnbeghnusedghna
sghnaghnnounghnmeaningghnaghnperson'sghnemotionalghnresponseghnorghndisposition.


overtghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔inghntheghnopen,ghnclearlyghnvisible, ghnnotghnhidden




anteriorghn-ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔towardghntheghnfront


contractghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔pronouncedghnwithghntheghnaccentghnonghntheghnsec

ondghnsyllableghn(andghnusedghnasghnaghnverb),ghnitghnmeansghntoghndrawghnup,ghntoghndr
awghntogether
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Theghnphysicalghntherapistghnexercisesghntheghnpatientsghnmusclesghnsoghntheyghnco
ntractghnandghnexpand.


rigidityghn-
ghnCORRECTghnANSWER✔stiffness,ghntheghnstatghnofghnnotghnbeingghnflexible