Hesi A2 vocab YT vids Flashcards
Abstain
stop/ refrain from doing
Acute
severe symptoms
Adverse
negative outcome from medical condition
Aegis
protection
Aggregate
population with common health probelms
Antidote
to reverse a toxic effect
Applicable
a concept suitable for situation
Abrupt
sudden
Access
entry
Accountable
to be responsible
Adhere
Stick together
Adverse
possibly harmful
Affect
observable emotions
Aid
resource
Aide
assistance
Ambivalent
mixed feelings about something/ someone
Annual
once a year
Applicable
Relevant
Assiduous
Hardworking/careful
Audible
to hear
Benign
non cancerous
Bilateral
both sides
Boisterous
Rough/rowdy
brazen
Bold
Callous
lack of concern
Cardiac
heart/cardiovascular system
cartilage
Connective tissue in joints,ears, and nose
Cease
to stop
Chronology
order
symptoms of patients medical history
Concise
in little words
Constrict
narrowing of structure
Convulsive
involuntary muscle contractions
Cursory
examination performed w/o attention to detail
Capacious
large in size
Cardiac
heart
Cast
protective device put on broken bone
cavity
opening/empty area
cease
come to end
Chronology
time line/order of events
Circuit
movement around a course once
Circuitous
longer than most direct way
Collateral
repayment of loan
Compensatory
to make up
Complication
problem from other event
Comply
as directed
Concave
to curve
Concise
to the point
Consistency
how thick/thin a fluid is
Constrict
become smaller
Contingent
to be dependant
Contour
shape/outline shape
Contract
reduce in size
Contradiction
why it should not be done
Convulsion
violent disturbance
Cursory
Quick but not thorough
Defecate
Feces
Deficit
lack of function
Delusional
having false beliefs
Depth
measurment downward from surface
Desiccated
to remove moisture
Diagnosis
identification of disease
Dilate
enlargement of blood vessels/pupils
Distended
swollen beyond normal size
Dorsal
back /upper surface of organs
Dysfunction
abnormal function of body parts
Depress
press downward
Deteriorating
to worsen
Device
piece of equipment
Diagnosis
identification of injury/disease
Diameter
distance across center of object
Digression
detour from central focus
Dilate
to expand
Discrete
to separate
Disdain
lack of respect
Distal
away from center of body
Docile
easily handled
Eradicate
remove disease from patients body
Equilibrium
balance in body system
Etiology
origin of disease
Excess
more than needed
Exogenous
made outside body
Expand
increase in size/amt
Expectorate
Cough up phlegm
Exposure
being exposed/open
External
located outside body
Fatal
causes death
Febrile
fever
Flexion
decreasing angle between two parts of body
Focal
something happening in specific spot
Fracture
crack/break in bone from stress
Glucose
sugar is made from carbs to fuel body
fatigue
Tirdness
Flaccid
limp
flushed
reddened appearance
Fortuious
luck/happy by chance
Gaping
wide open
gastrointestinal
stomach and intestines
Hemorrhage
abnormal bleeding
Hospice
intense care for patients nearing end of life
Hygiene
prevention of disease
Hematologic
blood
Hyperbole
making something more than it is
Impaired
lacking quality
Impending
occur soon
Impervious
unable to be affected by
Implement
put in action
Imply
express directly
Intact
to be inplace
Internal
located in body
Invasive
entering body part
laceration
open wound
lateral
away from midline
lethargic
lack of energy
labile
changing rapidly
languid
tired/slow
latent
present but hidden
kinetic
energy from being in motion
Manifestation
sign of condition
Metbolism
chemical process happening in organism
Miliue
environmental condition/setting
Musculoskeltal
muscle and skeleton
Malaise
unwell/uneasy
Occluded
closed off
otic
related to ear
overt
observable/obvious
ominous
important and dangerous
ongoing
to be continuous
oral
affecting mouth
paroxysmal
sudden/ abrupt
patent
to be open
pathogenic
disease-causing
posterior
behind
potent
strong effect
potential
likely to occur
pragmatic
practical matter
precaustion
preventive measures
precipitous
uncontrolled
precocious
showing advanced dev
predispose
likely to occur
preexisting
present
primary
first
priority
of greater importance
prognosis
expected outcome
proliferation
increase in number
prudent
using good judgment
Raucous
loud/harsh behavior
Rationale
logical thought behind decision
Resrict
to limit
Retain
Keep/ hold on to
Rampant
to be unrestrained
Rationale
underlying reason
Recur
occur again
Regimen
plan for diet/routine
Remission
Improvement signs of disease
Sagacity
judgement
Site
location
Sputum
mucous
Status
Condition
Strict
to be exact
Sublingual
under tounge
Superfluous
necessary
Supplement
to complete
Supposition
opinion on incomplete
suppress
to stop
symmetric
same in size
Symptom
physical indication of a problem
Syndrome
group of symptoms reflecting disease/disorder
Tenacious
determined w/o change
Terse
to be concise
transdermal
through skin
Transient
short period of time
trite
to be dull/ uncommon
Transmission
disease/ infection spread from one person to another
Triage
categorizing patients based on severty
Virulent
harsh pathogen/disease
Vital
essential for life
Untoward
to be negative/ adverse
valid
found on fact
vascular
blood vessels
vernerable
worthy of respect bc of age
venerate
regard w/ respect
viscosity
resistance to flow
volume
amt of space in fluid
void
to expel urine
wary
to be suspicious/cautious
