HESI Vocab. (I)

illicit - isolation

illicit

Something illegal or disapproved of by society

impediment

Something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible

impending

Occurring or likely to occur soon

imperious

Marked by arrogant assurance

impervious

Not allowing entrance or passage

implement

Carry out, accomplish

incidence

The rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted

indigent

Having no money or anything else of value

inefficacy

The failure to produce the desired effect

inexorable

Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

infection

The state produced by the establishment of one or more pathogenic agents (such as a bacteria, protozoans, or viruses) in or on the body of a suitable host

infer

To deduce or conclude something from evidence and reasoning

inferior (position on body)

Situated below some other organ

inflamed

To kindle or excite

inoculation

The action of giving someone a weak form of disease as a protection against it

insidious

Having a gradual and cumulative effect

intubate

To insert a tube into an orifice or hollow organ, as the larynx, for the administration of gases or to admit air

invalid (sick person)

A person who is ill or injured for a long time and usually has to be cared for by others

invasive

The ability to infiltrate surrounding healthy tissue or to spread from a localized area throughout the body

irreproachable

Without fault and therefore impossible to criticize