Mometrix HESI A2 2025-2026 Vocab P2

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical and general terms from O to V as presented in the lecture notes.

Ominous

Exhibiting an omen; suggests something evil or disastrous is likely to occur

Opaque

Lacking clarity or transparency; difficult to perceive or understand

Otic

Relating to, or located in, the region of the ear

Overt

Not hidden; open and easy to perceive or understand

Pacify

To bring peace or tranquility; to soothe or lessen irritation

Palpable

Tangible; easily perceived, touched, understood, or sensed

Parameter

A limit or boundary; in math, an arbitrary value describing a statistical population

Paroxysmal

Characterized by a sudden fit, attack, or outburst of symptoms or emotion

Pathogenic

Disease-causing

Pathology

The study of diseases

Perpetual

Continuing forever or repeating without a stopping point

Plethora

A large amount

Potent

Powerful or producing a strong effect

Precipitous

Very steep or abrupt; sudden

Predisposed

Inclined or vulnerable beforehand; prone to a condition in advance

Prodigious

Extremely great in quantity or magnitude

Profound

Having or showing deep understanding or wisdom

Profusely

Giving off a large quantity of something, such as sweat or blood

Proliferate

To spread or grow quickly in number

Prolific

Highly productive; producing many offspring or works

Prognosis

The expected course or chance of recovery after diagnosis

Rationale

The underlying logic or reasoning behind a decision or action

Recumbent

In a reclining position, usually for rest or relaxation

Recur

To happen again, often in a regular pattern

Redundant

Unnecessarily or inappropriately repeated

Residual

Left-over parts, pieces, or effects remaining after the main part

Resuscitate

To revive or restore to life or consciousness

Site

The physical location of a structure or scene of an occurrence

Sanguine

Optimistic, cheerful, or hopeful in difficult situations

Saturated

Completely filled or absorbed so no more can be added

Stagnate

To stop development or motion; to become inactive

Stoic

Showing no emotion

Subcutaneous

Situated or applied under the skin

Sublingual

Located beneath the tongue

Supplement

To enhance by providing additional support

Suppress

To forcibly stop the progress or development of something

Symmetric

Exhibiting symmetry; divisible into equal halves

Symptom

Evidence of a disease or illness

Syndrome

A group of symptoms that occur together, indicating a condition

Therapeutic

Related to the treatment of an illness or condition

Toxic

Poisonous; harmful or damaging to organisms

Transdermal

Passing through the skin

Transmission

The act of passing something from one place or person to another

Trauma

An injury caused by an external force

Triage

System for prioritizing patient care based on condition and prognosis

Tenuous

Thin, weak, or uncertain; lacking resilience

Ubiquitous

Present everywhere; widespread in occurrence

Untoward

Difficult to manage; troublesome or unfavorable

Vascular

Related to blood vessels

Virulent

Extremely dangerous and harmful, often due to poisonous effects

Visceral

Related to deep internal feelings or emotions rather than logic

Vital

Essential or crucial for survival or success

Volatile

Unpredictable and unstable, often dangerously so

Void

Empty or unoccupied; of no legal force

Volume

Bound collection of printed pages; amount of 3-D space occupied; degree of loudness