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Abstain (EX: The dental hygienist instruct ed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his breath odor.) To voluntarily refrain from something. 2. Abrupt Sudden and possibly unexpected 3. Abate to become less in amount or intensity 4. Abdicate to give up or leave 5. Accolade Tribute or honor. 6. Accountable (EX: Paramedics are account able for maintaining up-to-date knowledge or resuscitation tech niques.) To be responsible. 7. Acute (EX: The nurse administered the prescribed pain medication to the patient who was experiencing acute pain after surgery.) Sudden, intense. 8. Adhere (EX: The tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place.)cann To hold fast or stick together. 9. Adverse (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) Undesired, possibly harmful. 10. Aegis (EX: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications.) Control, protection. 11. Affect Appearance of observable emotions 1 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 12. Aggregate A sum total of many things. 13. Aggrieved Hurt or angry. 14. Aid a resource (band-aid) 15. Aide assistant; helper 16. Ambivalent (EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was am bivalent about having a mastecto my.) Uncertain, having contradictory feel ings. 17. Ambulate to walk 18. Anachronism "My disease is anachronism" A thing of the past. 19. Antidote "I need an antidote for this headache" Cure or remedy. 20. Antigen stimulates the production of antibodies 21. Alleviate "This medicine is alleviating my pain" Reduce, lessen 22. Applicable relevant; suitable 23. Apply To place, put on, or spread something. 24. Assent (EX: The patient was asked to as sent to the surgery by signing the informed consent document) To give consent, to agree. 25. Able to be heard. 2 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze Audible (EX: The respiratory therapist not ed the patient's audible wheez ing as a symptom of the patient's asthma. 26. Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organisms. 27. Barrage "This staph disease is so barrage, I keep getting butt pimples." Bombardment, onslaught (continuous attack). 28. Bearing Manner, direction, or influence. 29. Benign Not harmful. 30. Bilateral (EX: the unlicensed assistive per sonnel reported to the nurse that the patient had bilateral weak ness in the legs when walking) Present on two sides. 31. Breech birth Baby is delivered feet or buttocks first 32. Callous Heartless, cruel, or pitiless. 33. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. 34. Cannula Plastic prongs placed in nose to deliver oxygen 35. Cataract Medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision. 36. Cavity (Ex: the nurse inspected the pa tient's oral cavity for lesions) An opening or an empty area. 37. Come to an end or bring to an end. 3 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze Cease (EX: because the patient's breath ing has ceased, the paramedic be gan resuscitation measures) 38. Chronology Order of events as they occurred; time line. 39. Circuit movement once around a course 40. Compensatory (EX: when the patient's blood pressure decreased, the para medic noted that the heart rate increased, which the paramedic recognized as a compensatory action) Offsetting or making up for something. Best described as corrective. 41. Complement something that completes or makes up a whole 42. Concave Rounded inward. (RBC) 43. Co-morbidity the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a pa tient 44. Concise Brief, to the point. 45. Consistency Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. (Tex ture). 46. Constitute To establish, create, or organize. 47. Constrict (EX:Blood vessels constrict when you're in a cold environment) To draw together or become smaller. 48. Dependent/reliant. 4 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze Contingent (EX: The hygienist told the pa tient that a healthy mouth is con tingent on careful daily brushing and flossing) 49. Contraindication (EX: The patient's excessive bleeding was a contraindication for discharge from the hospital) A reason something is not advisable or should not be done. 50. Convoluted "Her symptoms were very convo luted: back pain, headache, and severe nose bleed." To be complex. 51. Convulsive (EX: epilepsy is a convulsive dis order) Having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body) 52. Convulsion a violent disturbence 53. Covert "Her bruises were covert under her clothes" Hidden or concealed. 54. Cursory (EX: During triage, the paramedic gave each accident victim a cur sory examination) Quick, perfunctory, not thorough. 55. Defecate Expel feces. 56. Defenestrate to throw (someone) out the window; re move or dismiss (someone) from a po sition of power or authority. 57. Deficit A deficiency or lack of something. 58. Delusional Confused or mistaken. 5 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 59. Deleterious harmful, injurious 60. Depress (EX: the nurse will depress the pa tient's skin to see if any swelling is present) Press downward. 61. Depth (EX: the physician measures the depth of a wound by inserting a cotton swab into the wound) Downward measurement from a sur face. 62. Desiccated (EX: the flowers on the patient's beside table were desiccated) Dried or withered. 63. Deteriorating Worsening. 64. Device Tool or piece of equipment. 65. Diagnosis Identification of an injury or disease. 66. Dilate To enlarge or expand. 67. Dilute To make a liquid less concentrated. 68. Diffuse spread over a large area; generalized 69. Discrete "Her bruises were so discrete, scattered all around her body" Distinct, separate. 70. Distal Distant; away from the center (body). 71. Distended "Her stomach looked like a bal loon, it was distended" When a blood vessel is distended, the lab tech can easily insert a needle to obtain a blood sample. Enlarged or expanded from pressure. 6 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 72. Docile "The little girl was docile, very gullible." Easily handled, tame i.e. not dangerous or frightened by people. 73. Dysfunction (EX: family dysfunction may in crease when a member experi ences an acute physical illness) Impaired or abnormal functioning. 74. Earthly Worldly or possible. 75. Empathy Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another. 76. Endogenous Developing internally of body. "Cells are endogenous" 77. Eradicate "Everyone wants to eradicate cancer." To destroy completely. 78. Equilibrium Balance. 79. Ethereal Being extremely delicate or refined, ghostly, or eerie. 80. Etiology The origin or cause of a disease or con dition. 81. Euphemism An inoffensive expression that is substi tuted for one that is considered offen sive. "Im sorry, but your father passed away." 82. Euphoric Confident. (I am euphoric about this exam.) 83. Exacerbate To make worse or more severe. 7 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 84. Exogenous Developing externally of body. "Hair is exogenous" 85. Expand To increase in size or amount. 86. Expectorate To cough up discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth (spit) 87. Exposure To come in contact. 88. Extension Lengthening; unbending a joint. 89. External Located outside the body. 90. Fatal Resulting in death. 91. Fatigue Extreme tiredness, exhaustion. 92. Febrile related to or caused by fever 93. Flaccid Soft and hanging loosely or limply, es pecially so as to look or feel unpleasant. (LIMP) (PENIS) 94. Flexion Bending a joint. "FLEXING YOUR ARM" 95. Flushed Reddened or ruddy appearance. 96. Forgo Omit (to leave out or exclude). (FOR GO-> NOGO). 97. Gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. 98. Halitosis Bad breath. 99. Hedge Evade, circumvent, or dodge. (ESCAPE OR AVOID). 100. Heedless To be thoughtless, unmindful, or care less. 8 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 101. Hematologic Of or relating to blood. 102. Hydration Maintenance of body fluid balance. 103. Hygiene Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health. 104. Impaired Diminished or lacking some usual qual ity or level. 105. Impending Occurring in the near future, about to happen. 106. Impervious (EX: Standard precautions re quire the use of impervious gloves when bodily fluids are han dled) Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through. "skin" 107. Implement To put into action; execute 108. Imply To suggest without explicitly stating. (Sender of a message implies) 109. Incidence (EX: In recent years there has been an increased incidence of infections that do not respond to antibiotics) Occurrence. 110. Infection Contamination or invasion of body tis sue by pathogenic organisms. 111. Infer To conclude or deduce- arrive at a fact. (The receiver of the message infers) 112. Inflamed Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender. 9 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 113. Ingest To swallow for digestion. 114. Inhibits To hold back, constrain, reduce, or slow. "Migraine pills inhibit migraines" 115. Initiate To begin or put into practice. 116. Insidious (EX: The physician explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been detected be cause its spread was insidious) So gradual as to not become apparent (clearly visible) for a long time. 117. Intact In place, unharmed, or whole. 118. Internal Located within the body. 119. Invasive (EX: the lab tech is careful with the invasive procedure of doing a blood sample because it may cause an infection or bruising) Inserting or entering into a body part. 120. Kinetic Of or relating to movement. 121. Labile (EX: Because the child's tempera ture was labile, the nurse instruct ed the nurse assistant to check the temperature frequently) Changing rapidly and often. (VOLATILE) 122. Laceration Cut; tear. 123. Latent (EX: the latent infection produced symptoms only when the pa tient's condition was weakened from another illness) Present but not active or visible. 124. Lateral On the side. 10 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 125. Legacy Bequest or relic. 126. Lethargic (EX: after the patient received a sleeping pill, they became too lethargic to eat breakfast) Difficult to arouse. (wake). 127. Lymph the watery fluid in the lymph vessels collected from the tissue spaces 128. Malaise Sickness, condition, or dissatisfaction. 129. Malignant Expected to grow and worsen. 130. Manifestation (EX: the doctor looked for mani festations of poor nutrition upon the skinny girl, such as excessive weight loss and poor skin condi tion) An indication or sign of a condition. 131. Metabolism the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism 132. Milieu The environmental condition or setting. 133. Musculoskeletal Of or relating to muscle and skeleton. 134. Nebulous Vague (uncertain, unclear). 135. Neurologic Of or relating to the nervous system. 136. Neurovascular Of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels. 137. Nutrient Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment. 138. Obtuse Ignorant. 11 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 139. Occluded (EX: because the patient's foot was cold and blue, the nurse re ported that the circulation to that foot was occluded) Closed or obstructed. 140. Ominous Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. (portentous) 141. Ongoing Continuous. 142. Oral Given through or affecting the mouth. 143. Otic (EX: the physician prescribed an otic medication to treat the pa tient's ear infection) Of the ear. 144. Oubliette Dungeon, prison, or cell. 145. Overt The doctor had put his OVERT opinion in the plainest language possible; there was nothing more to be done for the patient besides comfort care. OBVIOUS OR VISIBLE. 146. Painful Aching. (Sore, throbbing with pain). 147. Paltry Worthless. 148. Panacea Cure, solution, or remedy. 149. Parameter (Ex: The dietician explained that the number of calories needed for energy is one of the important pa rameters of a healthy diet) A characteristic or constant FACTOR, limit. Structure/Guideline 12 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 150. Paroxysmal Sudden, recurrence spasms or seizures. 151. Patent (EX: the nurse checked to see whether the intravenous needle was patent before giving the pa tient a medication) Open. 152. Pathogenic Causing or able to cause a disease. 153. Pathology Processes, causes, and effects of a dis ease; abnormality. 154. Pediculosis Infested with lice. 155. Plurality more votes than anyone else, but less than half 156. Posterior Located behind; in the back. 157. Potent Producing a strong effect. 158. Potential Capable of occurring or likely to occur. 159. Precaution Preventive measure. 160. Precipitous (EX: the paramedic assisted the pregnant woman during a precip itous delivery in her home) Rapid, uncontrolled. 161. Predispose "lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pres sure". To make more susceptible or more like ly to occur. make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. 162. Preexisting Already present. 163. Primary First or most significant. 13 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 164. Priority Of great importance. 165. Progeny Offspring. 166. Proscribe to forbid 167. Prognosis (EX: The physician explained that, with treatment, the patient's prog nosis was for a long and healthy life.) The anticipated or expected course or outcome. 168. Proliferation A rapid increase in number. 169. Pugnacious eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight 170. Q.I.D 4 times a day. 171. Q.D once a day 172. ATBE at bedtime 173. Q8H every 8 hours 174. Quarantine Strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of a disease or to exclude, de tain, or isolate. (CONFINEMENT: keep or restrict someone from something) 175. Raucous Wild, loud, or disorderly. 176. Rampant Unrestrained. 177. Rancid Smelling unpleasant. 178. Rationale (EX: To make sure that the patient will follow the diet instructions, the medical assistant explains the rationale for the low-salt diet.) The underlying reason, LOGIC. 14 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 179. Ravenus Hungry. 180. Repugnant offensive, disagreeable, disrespectful 181. Recur (EX: to make sure the tooth cav ity does not recur, the dental hy gienist instructs the patient to use toothpaste with fluoride regular ly) To occur again. 182. Regale To entertain, amuse, or delight. 183. Regimen A systematic plan for therapy. (often in cluding diet) 184. Relic Thing of the past. 185. Remission Improvement or absence of signs of dis ease. 186. Renal Of or relating to the kidneys. 187. Respiration Inhalation or exhalation of air. 188. Restrict To limit. 189. Retain To hold or keep. 190. Rigid Not flexible. 191. Serene Calm, tranquil. 192. Spinster An unmarried woman. 193. Sputum A mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract (lungs, bronchi, trachea), typically as a result of infection or other disease. 15 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 194. Status Condition. 195. Sublingual EX: the patient was prescribed a sublingual medication for chest pain) Under the tongue. 196. Substantial Having substance or sustaining. Strengthen or support physically or mentally. "this thought had sustained him throughout the years." (OF considerable importance, size, or worth). 197. Supplement To take in addition to or to complete. 198. Suppress To stop or subdue. (counter). 199. Supposition A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. 200. Susceptible Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. (PREDIS POSE). 201. Symmetric (symmetrical) Being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position. 202. Symptom An indication of a problem. 203. Syndrome Group of symptoms that, when occur ring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder. 204. Tertiary Health Care A system to return patients to wellness. 205. Therapeutic (EX: Therapeutic diets may in clude calorie and salt restrictions) Of or relating to the treatment of a dis ease or a disorder. 16 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 206. Toxic Causing harm or poisonous. 207. Transdermal (EX: the physician prescribed a transdermal nicotine patch for a patient participating in the smok ing cessation program) Crossing through the skin. 208. Transmission Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another. 209. Trauma Injury, wound. 210. Triage (EX: when paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident, they had to triage the patients) Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treat ment. 211. Ubiquitous (EX: the patient noticed the ubiq uitous no smoking signs in the clinic) Being or seeming to be everywhere at once. 212. Untoward Adverse, negative. 213. Urinate Excrete or expel urine. 214. Valid founded on fact or evidence 215. Vascular Of or relating to blood vessels. 216. Verbal Spoken, using words. 217. Virulent Extremely harmful and severe. 218. Virus Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease. 17 / 18 HESI A2 words Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gcm3ze 219. Vital Essential. 220. Viscosity A liquid's resistance to flow 221. Void To urinate. 222. Volatile Labile, change rapidly. 223. Volume Amount of space occupied by a fluid. 224. Superego the moral component of personality that incorporates social standards about what is right and wrong