HESI A2 Vocabulary

Affect

appearance of observable emotions

Aggregate

a sum total of many things

Contingent

dependent

Contraindication

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

Distended

enlarged or expanded from pressure

Deficit

a deficiency or lack of something

Insidious

so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Labile

changing rapidly and often

Latent

present, but not active or visible

Manifestation

an indication or sign of a condition

Milieu

the environmental condition, or setting

Occluded

closed or obstructed

Ominous

significantly important and dangerous

Overt

obvious, easily observed

Paroxysmal

beginning suddenly or abruptly

Patent

open

Precipitous

rapid, uncontrolled

Predispose

to make more susceptible or more likely to occur

Prognosis

the anticipated or expected course or outcome

Rampant

unrestrained

Retain

to hold or keep

Untoward

adverse, negative or unseemly

Euphemism

an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

Proliferation

a rapid increase in number

Laceration

a cut, tear

Triage

process of evaluating the urgency of medical need and prioritizing treatment

Viscosity

a liquid's resistance to flow

Metabolism

the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism

Febrile

feverish

Supposition

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Regimen

(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

Renal

of or relating to the kidneys

Sublingual

under the tongue

Convulsion

a violent disturbance

Remission

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Circuit

movement once around a course

Q.I.D.

four times a day

ATBE

at bedtime

Q.D.

once per day

Q.8H

every eight hours

Implement

to put into action; execute

Valid

founded on fact or evidence

Applicable

relevant

Sputum

mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth

Expectorate

to cough up discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth (spit)

Eradicate

destroy completely

Tertiary Health Care

a system to return patients to wellness

Docile

easily handled or managed (tame)

Aide

assistant; helper

Aid

a resource (band-aid)

Plurality

(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

Majority

the greater in number of two parts

Superego

the moral component of personality that incorporates social standards about what is right and wrong