Fatal - Hypothetical - HESI Prep

fatal

• resulting in death

geriatric

• relating to the elderly, especially with regard to their healthcare

fortuitous

• happening or produced by chance

fluctuate

• to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another

hone

• to make more acute, intense, or effective

gullible

• someone who is easily deceived

gregarious

• fond of the company of others; sociable

fatigue

• weariness from bodily or mental exertion

hydration

• the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues

hematologist

• a doctor that specializes in the science of blood and blood-forming organs

gamut

• the entire range or extent of something

frugal

• economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing

feasible

• capable of being done or carried out

hygiene

• conditions or practices (as of cleanliness) conductive to health

hyperbole

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

hemorrhage

• large flow of blood from a damaged blood vessel

gastrointestinal

• relating to, affecting, or including both the stomach and intestine

flexion

• the act of flexing or bending

hematologic

• the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs

flushed

• having rosy or reddish skin as a result of exertion, cold, embarrassment, or fever

fundamental

• someone or something that forms the base, from which everything else develops

febrile

• pertaining to or marked by fever

hematology

• a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs

gradual

• slowly; by degrees

flaccid

• soft or weak rather than firm

gender

• socially constructed roles and behaviors that society typically associates with males and females

hypothetical

• imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true

gaping

• wide open; extremely wide