HESI A2 VOCAB

Cursory

Hasty, not thorough

“gave a __ check before leaving”

Diminish

reduce or lessen '

“pain meds helped __ the discomfort”

impede

hinder or block

“swelling can __ blood flow”

novel

new or original

“he used a __ technique”

mitigate

to lessen

“doctor tried to __ the symptoms”

augment

to increase

“physical therapy helps to __ muscle strength”

ambiguous

unclear

“the instructions were __ “

hypo-

below normal

brady-

slow

__ cardia = slow heart rate

tachy-

fast

__ pnea = rapid breathing

inter-

between

__ costal = between ribs

intra-

withtin

__ venous = within a vein

-algia

pain

my__ =mucle pain

-osis

condition or disease

cirrh__ liver condition

-pathy

disease

neuro__ = nerve disease

-emia

blood condition

an__ = low red blood cells

deteriorate

to worsen

“the patients condition began to __ “

prognosis

expected outcome

“the doctor explained the __ “

obscure

not clear or hidden

“the reason for the rash was __ “

abate

to reduce in amount or intensity of

aberration

a deviation from whats normal

abhor

to hate deeply

adequate

sufficient; enough

adverse

harmful; unfavorable

benign

nonharmful; noncancerous

malignant

cancerous; harmful

relevant

closely connected

“the patients medical history was __ to the diagnosis”im

implicit

implied but not directly stated

anatomy

study of body structure

physiology

study of body function

tissue

group of similar cells

respiration

process of breathing

dis-

not

anti-

against

ex-

out of/former

im/il

not/without

omni-

all/every

sub-

under/below

trans-

across the

-ate

become

gradu__

-dom

place/state of being

-esque

like/reminiscent of

-ful

notable for

-ment

condition of

-ness

state of being

surmount

overcome difficulty or obstacle

exacerbate

to make worse, aggravate, intensify

intubate

inserting a tube into trachea via nose or mouth to secure an airway to facilitate breathing

triage

to measure, asses, or evaluate the severity of illness or injury to prioritize care based on condition

ambivalent

having simultaneous contradictory feelings

concave

inward curvature, hollow surface

depth

amount/volume patient can breathe

impervious

cannot pass through/penetrate

insidious

condition starts of slow, develops gradually, often without obvious symptoms

labile

unstable or prone to rapid change

latent

condition in patient but may not be actively causing obvious symptoms

primary

system of nursing care where care is centered around one focal nurse who coordinates patient care with other health professionals

ubiquitous

existing or present everywhere at the same time/widespread/common

bilateral

both sides of body

discrete

distinct, separate, or unconnected

distal

parts of body furthest from point of attachment

distended

enlarged, stretched out, swollen

extension vs flexion

straightening movement of joint vs bending movement of joint

kinetic

movement or motion related

lateral

side of body/away from center/lying position

otic

relating to ear (inner or middle)

sublingual

under tongue

transdermal

through the skin

compensatory

bodys attempt to counteract and maintain normal function despite disturbances

congenital

condition present before birth

convulsive

rapid, abnormal muscle movement

etiology

study of causes or factors of a disease

febrile

feverish

incidence

rate of newly diagnosed cases of disease or condition of period of time in a population

laceration

irregularly shaped skin wound by a cut or tear

occluded

causing/blocking easy flow through body

pathogenic

causing disease or harm

pathology

study of disease

precipitous

rapid or steep progression of labor and delivery process

transmission

how a disease passes from one being to another

virulent

ability/speed/severity a microorganism can cause damage (illness) to the host

gastrointestinal

any part of the digestive system

hematologic

blood or blood-forming organs

neurologic

relating to bodys nerves or nervous system

nerves, spinal cord, brain

neurovascular

nerves/nervous system as well as blood vessels

renal

kidneys

vascular

blood vessels

adverse

undesired effect

ambulate

to move on ones own without assistance from medical devices

assent

legal permission given on behalf of one who cannot give concent

contingment

hired on per-day, short term basis for a project

patent

allowing free passage

potent

strength, power, (of a medication) to produce desired effect

prognosis

likely outcome of a disease

suppress

stop, reduce bodily function from occuring

far vs further

exact distance of an event vs the more metaphorical difference

lay

to put something down

“__ down the book on the table”

OR

past tense of lie

“she lay down for a nap”

lie (not false)

to be in horizontal position (no object)

“I __ down to rest”

lain

to past tense lie on ground

effect vs affect

to influence something vs the result of an action