Nurse Shai Vocabulary - HESI A2

Abrupt

Sudden

Abstain

to refrain from something

Access

means to obtain entry or a means of approach

Accountable

responsible

Adhere

To hold fast or stick together

Adverse

undersired,possibly harmful

Aegis

Control, protection

Affect

Appearance of observable emotions

Aggregate

A sum total of many things

Aid

a resource (band-aid)

Aide

assistant; helper

Ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Annual

happening once a year

Applicable

Relevant

Assiduous

very careful and hardworking

Audible

loud enough to be heard

benevolent

showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity

Bilateral

present on two sides

Boisterous

rough, rowdy, unruly

Brazen

bold or unrestrained by normal standards

Capacious

Large in size or capacity

Cardiac

Of or relating to the heart

Cast

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

Cavity

An opening or an empty area

Cease

come to an end or to bring to an end.

Chronology

order of events as they occurred; timeline

Circuit

Movement once around a course

Circuitous

Of a route or journey, longer than the most direct way.

Collateral

something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default.

Compensatory

offsetting or making up for something

Complication

an undesired problem that is the result of some other event

Comply

do as directed

Concave

Rounded inward; curve

Concise

brief and to the point

Consistency

Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is

Constrict

To draw together or become smaller

Contigent

subject to chance; dependent

Contour

Shape or an outline of a shape

Contract

To draw together, to reduce in size

Contraindication

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

Convulsion

a violent disturbance

Cursory

quick, perfunctory, but not thorough

Defecate

Expel feces

Deficit

A deficiency or lack of something

Depress

Press downward

Depth

Downward measurement from a surface

Deteriorating

worsening

Device

Tool or piece of equipment

diagnosis

Identification of an injury or disease

Diameter

The distance across the center of an object

Digression

a deviation or detour from the central topic or focus

Dilate

to enlarge or expand

Dilute

To make a liquid less concentrated

Discrete

Distinct, separate

Disdain

lack of respect

Distal

(anatomy) situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment

Distended

Enlarged or expanded from pressure

Dysfunction

Impaired or abnormal functioning

Elevate

To lift up or place in a higher position

Empathy

understanding of another's feelings

Ephemeral

only lasting for a short period of time

Equilibrium

The state of balance

Eradicate

to destroy completely

Etiology

the cause or origin of disease

Excess

More than what is needed or usual

exogenous

Produced outside the body

Expand

To increase in size or amount

Expectorate

cough or spit out phlegm from the lungs and out of the mouth. (spit)

Exposure

the state of being exposed or open to external environment

External

Located outside the body

Fatal

Resulting in death

Fatigue

Extreme tiredness, exhaustion

Flaccid

Limp, lacking tone

Flushed

Reddened or ruddy appearance

fortuitous

Occurring by happy chance

Gaping

Wide open

Gastroinstestinal

Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines

Gender

Sex identification, such as in Male or Female

Hematologic

Pertaining or relating to blood

Hydration

the act of meeting body fluid demands

Hygiene

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

Hyperbole

Exaggerating; making something more that it is.

Impaired

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Impending

Likely to occur soon

Impervious

Unable to be affected

Implement

To put into action; execute

Imply

To express directly

Intact

in place, unharmed

internal

Located within the body

invasive

Inserting or entering into a body part

Kinetic

energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion

Labile

Changing rapidly and often

Laceration

cut or tear

Languid

tired and slow

latent

present, but hidden

Lethargic

Difficult to arouse

Manifestation

an indication or sign of a condition

Metabolism

The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism

Milieu

environmental condition or setting

Musculoskeletal

Of or relating to muscle and skeleton