Hesi Vocabulary

Abrupt

What word means, "Sudden".

abstain

What word means, " to voluntarily refrain from something".

access

What word means, "a means to obtain entry or a means of approach".

accountable

What word means, "Responsible".

acute

What word means, "Sudden, intense".

adhere

What word means, "To hold fast or stick together".

adverse

What word means, "Undesired, possibly harmful".

affect

What word means, "Appearance of observable emotions".

aegis

What word means, "Control, protection".

ambivalent

What word means, "Uncertain, having contradictory feelings".

annual

What word means, "Occurring every year".

apply

What word means, "To place, put on, or spread something".

assent

What word means, "To give consent; to agree".

audible

What word means, "Able to be heard".

bacteria

What word means, "Single-celled, microscopic organisms".

bilateral

What word means, "Present on two sides".

cardiac

What word means, "Of or relating to the heart".

cast

What word means, "Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals".

cavity

What word means, "An opening or an empty area".

cease

What word means, "Come to an end or bring to an end".

chronology

What word means, "Order of events as they occurred; timeline".

compensatory

What word means, "Offsetting or making up for something".

complication

What word means, "An undesired problem that is the result of some other event".

comply

What word means, "Do as directed".

concave

What word means, "Rounded inward".

concise

What word means, "Brief, to the point".

consistency

What word means, "Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is".

constrict

What word means, "To draw together or become smaller".

contingent

What word means, "Dependent".

contour

What word means, "Shape or outline of a shape".

contract

What word means, "To draw together, to reduce in size".

contraindication

What word means, "A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done".

convulsive

What word means, "Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body

cursory

What word means, "Quick, perfunctory, not thorough".

defecate

What word means, "To expel feces".

deficit

What word means, "A deficiency or lack of something".

depress

What word means, "Press downward".

depth

What word means, "Downward measurement from a surface".

deteriorating

What word means, "Worsening".

device

What word means, "Tool or piece of equipment".

diagnosis

What word means, "Identification of an injury or disease".

diameter

What word means, "The distance across the center of an object.

dilate

What word means, "To enlarge or expand".

dilute

What word means, "To make liquid less concentrated".

discrete

What word means, "Distinct, separate".

distal

What word means, "Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)".

distended

What word means, "Enlarged or expanded from pressure".

dysfunction

What word means, "Impaired or abnormal functioning".

empathy

What word means, "Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another".

elevate

What word means, "To lift up or place in a higher position".

endogenous

What word means, "Produced within the body".

equilibrium

What word means, "Balance".

etiology

What word means, "The origin or cause of a disease or condition".

exacerbate

What word means, "To make worse or more severe".

excess

What word means, "More than what is needed or usual.

exogenous

What word means, "Produced outside the body".

expand

What word means, "To increase in size or amount".

exposure

What word means, "Contact".

extension

What word means, "Lengthening; unbending a joint".

external

What word means, "Located outside the body".

fatal

What word means, "Resulting in death".

fatigue

What word means, "Extreme tiredness, exhaustion".

flexion

What word means, "Bending a joint".

flaccid

What word means, "Limp, lacking tone".

flushed

What word means, "Reddened or ruddy appearance".

gaping

What word means, "Wide open".

gastrointestinal

What word means, "Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines".

gender

What word means, "Sex of an individual, as in male or female".

hematologic

What word means, "Of or relating to blood".

hydration

What word means, "Maintenance of body fluid balance".

hygiene

What word means, "Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health".

impaired

What word means, "Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level".

impending

What word means, "Likely to occur soon".

impervious

What word means, "Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through".

incidence

What word means, "Occurrence".

infection

What word means, "Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms".

infer

What word means, "To conclude or deduce".

inflamed

What word means, "Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender".

ingest

What word means, "To swallow for digestion".

initiate

What word means, "To begin or put into practice".

insidious

What word means, "So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time".

intact

What word means, "In place, unharmed".

internal

What word means, "Located within the body".

invasive

What word means, "Inserting or entering into a body part".

kinetic

What word means, "Of or related to movement".

labile

What word means, "Changing rapidly and often". easily altered.

laceration

What word means, "Cut; tear".

latent

What word means, "Present but no active or visible".

lateral

What word means, "On the side".

lethargic

What word means, "Difficult to arouse".

manifestation

What word means, "An indication or sign of a condition".

musculoskeletal

What word means, "Of or relationg to muscle and skeleton".

neurologic

What word means, "Of or relating to the nervous system".

neurovascular

What word means, "Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels".

nutrient

What word means, "Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment".

occluded

What word means, "Closed or obstructed".

ominous

What word means, "Significantly important and dangerous".

ongoing

What word means, "Continuous".

oral

What word means, "Given through or affecting the mouth".

otic

What word means, "Of the ear".