Hesi Vocab words

Abhorrence

• despising something or someone

Abrasion

an area that is sore, scraped, or rubbed away

Abrupt

Sudden or unexpected

Abscess

A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers

Abstain

To choose not to do or have something or to refrain deliberately. `

abstemious

someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage.

Abundance

A situation in which there is more than enough of something

Access

Permission, liberty or the ability to enter, approach, or pass to and form a place or to approach or communication with a person or thing

Accountable

Subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something

Acument

Keenness and depth of perception

acute

sharpness or severity of sudden onset

addictive

a drug or substance that causes or is likely to cause someone to develop a compulsive, harmful need towards such substance

Adequate

sufficient for a specific need or requirement

Adhere

to stick or be attached firmly to a surface

Adulation

excessive admiration or praise

Adverse

having negative or harmful effect on something

Aegis

protection; support

affably

Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to

affect

to cause illness, symptoms

affect (influence)

To have an influence on someone or something or to cause a change in someone or something

aggrieved

unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment

Aid/aide

to give assistance

alcohol

A clear liquid that can produce drunkeness, also used as a solvent

allude

to refer casually or indirectly

ambiance

A feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing

Ambiguous

Someone or something that is unclear or not easily describable

Ambivalent

Someone who has mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Amenable

Someone who has mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something ot someone

Anabolism

The constructive part os metabolism concerned especially with macromolecule synthesis

analgesic

something used to stop people from feeling pain, or relating to the stopping of pain

Annual

Occurring or happening every year or once a year

Antacid

A substance used to reduce or prevent acid collecting in the body, especially in the stomach

Anterior

Something that is positioned at or towards the front

Antibiotic

A medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit the growth.

anticipate

to realize beforehand

anticoagulant

A drug or other substance that prevents or slows down the process of blood forming a clot.

antihistmines

A type of drug that is used to treat medical conditions caused by an extreme reaction to particular substances

antithesis

a contrary or opposite opinion, concept, or characteristic.

antitussive

A drug used to prevent or relieve a cough

Anuria

The absence or suppresion of urine

Apathetic

someone who shows or feels no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

applicable

applying or capable of being applied

apply

to request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form.

aptitude

a natural ability or skill

assent

an act of agreeing to something especially after thoughtful consideration

assess

to determine the rate or amount ( something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)

assessment

the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something

assiduous

someone who shows hard work, care, and attention to detail

assured

guaranteed

astute

someone who is able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it.

ATEB

Award Term Evaluation Board

Audible

capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard

augment

to make something greater by adding to it

auscultate

to examine by auscultation

Auspiciously

in a way that suggests a positive and successful future

barren

land that is too poor to produce much or any vegetation

benevolent

characterized by or given to doing good

benign

pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe

bifurcate

to divide or fork into two branches

bilateral

relating to or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs.

bland

someone or something that lacks strong features or characteristics and is therefore uninteresting

Blister

A painful swelling on the skin that contains liquid, caused usually by continuous rubbing, especially on your foot, or by burning

Boisterous

Rough and noisy

Boorish

Someone who is rude and not considerate of other peoples feeling

Brazen

Shameless or impudent

Breathe v. breath

• To move air into and out of the lungs

  • To breathe means to move air into and out of the lungs

Burgeoning

Something that is growing or developing quickly.

Candid

Someone or something that is honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

Cantankerous

Difficult or irritating to deal with

capricious

indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change, erratic

carbuncle

A painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue

Cardiac

Of, near, or affecting the heart

cavity

a hollowed-out space

cease

to stop, discontinue, or come to an end

cholesterol

A substance found in the body tissue and blood of all animals which contains a high amount of fat and is thought to be contributing factor to heart disease when present in excessive amounts

chronology

the arrangement of events, dates, etc. in the order of occurrence

cicatrix

new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar

circuitous

having a circular or winding course

circumduction

movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed.

cognition

Cognition is the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Collateral

A branch of bodily part (such as a vein)

Compensatory

Serving to compensate such as for a loss lack or injury

Compiled

Gathered together especially from various sources

Complication

A difficult factor or issue often appearing unexpectedly and changing existing plans, methods, or attitude

concave

curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere

concise

expressing or covering much in few words

concomitant

existing or occurring with someone else

confines

something (such as borders or walls) that encloses

Congestive

something related to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluids

consistent

holding together; firm; solid

constrict

to make narrow or draw together

construct

subjective idea or theory

contemplate

spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious or quiet way

contingent

dependent on or conditioned by something else

contour

an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure

contract

a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties

contraindications

something ( such as a symptom or condition) that makes a particular treatment or procedure

convalescence

a gradual healing process or a time of rest and relaxation, usually after an illness

convulsion

an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles

covert

concealed or disguised