Admission Assessment Exam Review: HESI A2 Entrance Exam: Vocabulary Flashcards


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Abrupt

Sudden

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Abstain

To voluntarily refrain from something

3

Access

A means to obtain entry or a means of approach

4

Accountable

Responsible

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Adhere

To hold fast or stick together

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Adverse

Undesired, possibly harmful

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Affect

Appearance of observable emotions

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Annual

Occurring every year

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Apply

To place, put on, or spread something

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Audible

Able to hear

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Bilateral

Present on both sides

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Cardiac

Of or relating to the heart

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Cast

Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals

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Cavity

An opening or an empty area

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Cease

Come to an end or bring to an end

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Compensatory

Offsetting or making up for something

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Complication

An undesired problem that is the result of some other event

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Comply

Do as directed

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Concave

Rounded inward

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Concise

Brief, to the point

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Consistency

Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is

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Constrict

To draw together or become smaller

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Contingent

Dependent

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Contour

Shape or outline of a shape

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Contract

To draw together, to reduce in size

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Contraindication

A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done

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Defecate

Expel feces

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Deficit

Deficiency or lack of something

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Depress

Press downward

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Depth

Downward measurement from a surface

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Deteriorating

Worsening

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Device

Tool or piece of equipment

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Diagnosis

Identification of an injury or disease

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Diameter

The distance across the center of an object

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Dilate

To enlarge or expand

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Dilute

To make a liquid less concentrated

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Discrete

Distinct, seperate

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Distended

Enlarge or expanded from pressure

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Dysfunction

Impaired or abnormal functioning

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Elevate

To lift up or place in a higher position

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Endogenous

Produced within the body

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Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe

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Excess

More than what is needed or usual

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Exogenous

Produced outside the body

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Expand

To increase in size or amount

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Exposure

Contact

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External

Located outside the body

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Fatal

Resulting in death

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Fatigue

Extreme tiredness, exhastion

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Flaccid

Limp, lacking tone

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Flushed

Reddened or ruddy appearance

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Gaping

Wide open

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Gastrointestinal

Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines

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Gender

Sex of an individual, as in male or femal

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Hematologic

Of or relating to blood

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Hydration

Maintenance of body fluid balance

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Hygiene

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

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Impaired

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

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Impending

Likely to occur soon

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Incidence

Occurence

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Infection

Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

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Inflamed

Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender

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Ingest

To swallow for digestion

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Initiate

To begin or put into practice

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Insidious

So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

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Intact

In place, unharmed

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Internal

Located within the body

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Invasive

Inserting or entering into a body part

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Labile

Changing rapidly and often

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Laceration

Cut; tear

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Latent

Present but not active or visible

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Lethargic

Difficult to arouse

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Manifestation

An indication or sign of a condition; appearance

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Musculoskeletal

Of or relating to muscle and skeleton

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Neurologic

Or or relating to the nervous system

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Neurovascular

Of of relating to the nervous system and blood vessels

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Nutrient

Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment

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Occluded

Closed or obstructed

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Ominous

Significantly important and dangerous

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Ongoing

Continuous

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Oral

Given though or affecting the mouth

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Overt

Obvious, easily observed

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Parameter

A characteristic or constant factor, limit

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Paroxysmal

Beginning suddenly or abruptly

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Patent

Open

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Pathogenic

Causing or able to cause disease

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Pathology

Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

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Posterior

Located behind; in the back

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Potent

Producing a strong effect

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Potential

Capable of occurring of likely to occur

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Precaution

Preventive measure

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Precipitous

Rapid, ncontrolled

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Predispose

To make more susceptible or more likely to occur

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Preexisting

Already present

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Primary

First or most significant

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Priority

Of great importance

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Prognosis

The anticipated or expected course or outcome

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Rationale

The underlying reason

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Recur

To occur again

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Renal

Of or relating to the kineys

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Respirations

Inhalation and exhalation of air

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Restrict

To limit

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Retain

To hold or keep

104

Site

Location

105

Status

Condition

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Strict

Stringent, exact, complete

107

Sublingual

Under the tongue

108

Supplement

To take in addition to or to complete

109

Suppress

To stop or subdue

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Symmetric (symmetrical)

Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position

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Symptoms

An indication of a problem

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Syndrome

Group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder

113

Therapeutic

Of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder

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Transdermal

Crossing through the skin

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Transmission

Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another

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Trauma

Injury, wound

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Triage

Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment

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Untoward

Adverse or negative

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Urinate

Excrete or expel urine

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Vascular

Of or relating to blood vessels

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Verbal

Spoken, using words

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Virus

Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease

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Vital

Essential

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Void

Excrete or expel urine

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Volume

Amount of space occupied by a fluid

126

Palliative

Alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause

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Remedial

Giving or intended as a remedy or cure

128

Concurrent

Existing, happening, or done at the same time

129

Circulatory

Of or relating to the cardiovascular system

130

Annihilate

Destroy utterly; obliterate

131

Exhilarated

To make someone feel very happy, animated, or elated

132

Augmented

Having been made greater in size or value

133

Protocol

The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

134

Negligible

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant

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Juxtapose

Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

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Portent (omen)

A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

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Acquiescence

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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Shirk

Avoid or neglect

139

Donning

Putting on (an item of clothing)

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Erect

Rigidly upright or straight

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Cognizance

Knowledge, awareness, or notice