HESI Vocab. (E)

ebola - external

ebola

A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body

echelon

A level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society

efficacy

The ability to produce intended results

efficiently

In a way that achieves maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense

egregious

Extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable

elevate

To move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up

embolism

An obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble

emetic

Something that causes vomit

emigrate

To leave a country permanently and go to live in another one

empathy

The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another

endogenous

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

enigmatic

Someone or something mysterious and impossible to completely understand

entreat

To plead with, especially in order to persuade

ephemeral

Something lasting for only a short time

epidemiologist

Someone who studies diseases and how they are found, spread, and controlled in groups of people

equilibrium

A state of balance and stability especially necessary in biology for optimal functioning

eradicated

To get rid of something completely or to destroy something bad

etiology

The cause of a disease or abnormal condition

euphemism

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

euthanasia

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

evisceration

The process of removing one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

exacerbate

To increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of

exogenous

Caused by factors or an agent from outside the organism or system

expectorate

To eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting

expiate

To atone for guilt or sin