Hesi Vocab

Nurse Shai

Abrupt

Sudden

Abstain

To refrain from something

Access

To obtain entry or a means of approach

Accountable

Responsible

Adhere

To hold fast or stick together

Adverse

Undesired, harmful, negative

Aegis

Control/protection

Affect

Appearance of observable emotions

Aggregate

The total sum of many things

Aid

Resource (band-aid)

Aide

Helper; Assistant

Ambivalent

Having mixed, contradictory ideas on someone or something

Annual

Happens once a year

Applicable

Relevant

Assiduous

Very hardworking

Audible

Loud enough to be heard

Benevolent

Showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity

Bilateral

Present on both sides

Boisterous

rough; rowdy; unruly

Brazen

Bold or unrestrained by normal standards

Capacious

Large in size/capacity

Cardiac

Related to the heart

Cast

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

Cavity

Opening space or an empty area

Cease

Come to an end

Chronology

Order of events; timeline

Circuit

movement once around a course

Circuitous

Route or journey; longer than direct way

Collateral

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

Compensatory

offsetting; making up for something

Complication

Undesired problem that is the result of some other event

Comply

Do as directed

Concave

Rounded inward; curve

Concise

Brief; to the point

Consistency

Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is

Constrict

To draw together or become smaller (become narrower)

Contingent

A subject to chance, dependent

Contour

Shape or outline of a shape

Contract

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 but not thorough (detailed)

Defecate

Expel feces

Deficit

Deficiency or lack of something

Depress

Press downward

Depth

Downward measurement from a surface

Deterioating

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, seperate

Disdain

Lack of respect

Distal

Situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment

Distended

Enlarged or expanded from pressure (bloat)

Docile

Easily handled or managed (Tame)

Dysfunction

Impaired or abnormal functions

Elevate

To lift or place at higher position

Empathy

Understanding of another’s feelings

Ephemeral

Only lasting for short period of time

Equilibrium

The state of balance

Eradicate

To destroy completely

Etiology

The cause/origin of disease

Excess

More than what is needed or usual

Exogenous

Produced outside of body

Expand

To increase in size or amount

Expectorate

To cough up phlegm from lungs and out of mouth (spit)

Exposure

The state of being exposed or open to an external environment

External

Located outside of body