HESI vocab nursehub

What does the word 'abrupt' mean?

Sudden or unexpected

What is the meaning of 'malfunctioning'?

Dysfunctional

What does 'febrile' refer to?

Pertaining to or marked by fever

What does 'languid' imply?

Lacking energy, or causing a lack of energy or enthusiasm

What is a 'regimen'?

A regulated course, as of diet, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result

What does 'concise' mean?

Expressing or covering much in few words

What is the definition of 'lift up'?

Elevate

What does 'potent' mean?

Chemically or medicinally effective

What is a 'delusion'?

A persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary

What is a 'possibility'?

Similar meaning - potential

What does 'euthanasia' refer to?

An act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering; advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases

What does 'amenable' mean?

Willing to accept, or be influenced by a suggestion

What is 'palliative' care?

Reduce pain; focused on providing comfort and pain relief to improve the quality of life for the patient with a terminal illness

What does 'burgeoning' mean?

Growing or developing quickly

What does 'accountable' mean?

Subject to obligation to report, explain, or justify something

What is 'exposure'?

The act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering

What is a 'laceration'?

A torn and ragged wound

What does it mean to 'entreat'?

To plead with, especially in order to persuade

What does 'ruminate' mean?

To think about something seriously

What does 'apathetic' mean?

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

What does 'boisterous' refer to?

Rough and noisy

What does 'hematologic' study?

The nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs

What does 'lateral' mean?

Side

What is a 'fundamental'?

Something that forms the base

What does 'illiterate' mean?

Unable to read and write

What is a 'parasite'?

An animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it

What is 'cicatrix'?

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

What does 'diligent' imply?

Someone who is careful and using a lot of effort

What does 'distal' mean?

Away from the point of origin or attachment

What does 'pensive' mean?

Someone engaged or reflecting in deep or serious thought

What is 'metabolism'?

The chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living organisms and cells, consisting of anabolism and catabolism

What does 'neurovascular' relate to?

Of or relating to the nervous system

What does 'rigidity' mean?

Stiff or unyielding

What does 'proliferation' refer to?

To grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring

What does 'euphemism' mean?

The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

What is 'adulation'?

Excessive admiration or praise

What does 'palatable' mean?

Satisfactory or acceptable; pleasant to taste

What does 'adhere' mean?

To stick

What is a synonym for 'increase'?

Expanding

What does 'adverse' mean?

Harmful

What does 'neurological' relate to?

Medicine concerned with the nervous system

What does 'irreproachable' imply?

Without fault and therefore impossible to criticize

What does 'flexion' mean?

Bending

What is a 'referral'?

An act of sending

What does 'barren' mean?

Land that is too poor to produce much or any vegetation

What does 'poisonous' mean?

Toxic

What does 'endogenous' refer to?

Found or coming from within something, such as a system or a person’s body or mind

What is 'vertigo'?

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance

What does 'staunch' mean?

To stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out

What does 'occluded' mean?

To close, shut, or stop up