HESI A2 test - Vocabular - Defecate- Dysfunctional

documentation

Pieces of paper containing official information

disinfectant

A substance that contains chemicals that kill bacteria

dysfunctional

Not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning

defecate

To excrete waste matter from the bowels

digress

To deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing

density

The quality of being close together and difficult to go or see-through

disregard

The fact of showing no care or respect for something

diluted

Something made weaker or less pure by the addition of another substance

diameter

A straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center

disdain

A feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior

discrete

Apart or detached from others

dynamic

Someone who has a lot of ideas and enthusiasm

diagnosis

The act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

deteriorating

Becoming worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, or value

delusion

A persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons

distended

Enlarged, expanded, or stretched out

docile

Easy to teach, manage, or handle

deficit

Inadequacy or insufficiency

depth

A profound or intense state or an extremely low condition

dilate

To become enlarged or widened

distal

Situated away from the point of origin

diuretic

Something that causes an increase in the production of urine

democratic

who believes in, encourages, or supports freedom

diligent

careful and uses a lot of effort

dejected

Low in spirits

deterrent

discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

depress

To lessen the activity or strength of

democracy

A form of government in which the common people hold political power

diffuse

To cause to spread out freely