Ebola - External - HESI Prep

endogenous

• found or coming from within something, such as a system or a person’s body or mind

elevate

• to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up

exposure

• the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering

exogenous

• caused by factors or an agent from outside the organism or system

efficacy

• the ability to produce intended results

evisceration

• the process of removing one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

emetic

• something that causes vomit

equilibrium

• a state of balance and stability especially necessary in biology for optimal functioning

expiate

• to atone for guilt or sin

expectorate

• to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawing and spitting

entreat

• to plead with, especially in order to persuade

emigrate

• to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one

etiology

• the cause of a disease or abnormal condition

excess

• the state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient

efficiently

• in a way that achieves maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense

egregious

• extremely bad in a way that is very notceable

evict

• to force someone to leave a place

ebola

• a very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body

extension

• an act or instance of extending, lengthening, stretching out, or enlarging the scope of something

expedite

• to accelerate or speed up the process or progress of something

euthanasia

• act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases

embolism

• an obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble

enigmatic

• someone or something mysterious and impossible to complete understand

exacerbate

• to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of

epidemiologist

• someone who studies diseases and how they are found, spread, and controlled in groups of people

ephemeral

• something lasting for only a short time

echelon

• a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society

external

• to be applied to the outside of a body

empathy

• the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another

euphemism

• the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

eczema

• a skin condition in which areas of the skin become red, rough, and itchy

eradicated

• to get rid of something completely or to destroy something bad