Hesi test Flashcards
ABRUPT
SUDDEN WITH OUT WARNING
ACCESS
PERMISSION OR ABILITY TO ENTER OR APROACH A SPECIFIC AREA
ADHERE
BINDING ONE THING TO ANOTHER USING GLUE TAPE OR ANOTHER AGENT
AFFECT
A CLEAR INFLUENCE ON ONES EMOTIONS
CAST
THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOMETHING IS GIVEN SHAPE THROUGH THE POURING OF A LIQUID SUBSTANCE
CEASE
TO BRING ABOUT A GRADUAL END
COMPENSATORY
AN EQUIVALENT; MAKING A PAYMENT THAT SERVES AS A COUNTER BALANCE
COMPLICATIONS
A FACTOR THAT PRESENTS A DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY; MAY REFER TO SECONDARY DISEASE
COMPLY
CARRY OUT THE WISHES OF ANOTHE RPERSON
CONCAVE
A SURFACE THAT IS ROUNDED INWARD LIKE A BOWL
CONCISE
STRAIGHTFOREWARD TO THE POINT; DOESNT INVOLVE EXCESSIVE DETAIL.
CONSISTENCY
THE AGREEMENT OF EACH OF THE PARTS THAT MAKE A WHOLE.
CONSTRICT
TO MAKE SOMETHING NARROW BY QUEEZING OR COMPRESSION
CONTINGENT
SOMETHING THAT MAY HAPPEN;SOMETHING THAT IS DEPENDENT UP ON OR CONDITIONED BY SOMETHING
CONTOUR
THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS THE SHAPE OF A CURVY LINE
CONTRACT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES THAT BINDS EACH TO PERFORM CERTAIN ACTIONS
CONTRADICTION
THE PRESENCE OF A SYMPTOM OR CONDITION THAT WILL MAKE A SPECIFI GTRATMENT UNADVISABLE
DEFECATE
TO HAVE FECES REMOVED FROM THE BOWELS
DEFICT
A LACK IN AN AMOUNT OR QUALITY OF SOMETHING SUCH AS RAINFAL OR MONEY
DEPRESS
TO PRESS DOWN ; THE LESSENING OF ACTIVITY OR STRENGTH; AN ACTION IN WHICH SOMETHING MOVES TO A LOWER POSITION
DEPTH
A QUALITY OF BEING COMPLETE AND THOROUGH
DETERIORATING
TO MAKE INFERIOR IN QUALITY;TO DEMINISH IN FUNCTION OR CONDITION
DEVICE
SOMETHING THAT IS DEVISED OR THOUGHT UP; MAY BE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENTDESIGNED FOR A SPECIFIC TASK
DIAGNOSIS
DETERMINING THE DYSFUNCTION OR DISEASE
DIAMETER
THE LENGHT OF A LIME THAT PASSES THROUGH THE BODY OF AN OBJECT
DILUTE
TO MAKE A SUBSTANCE THINNER
DILATE
TO ENLARGE , EXTEND OR WIDDEN
DISTEND
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ENLARGED
DYSFUNCTION
A HINDERED FUNCTION A BODY SYSTEM OR ORGAN
EXACERBATE
TO CAUSE SOMETHING TO BECOME MORE INTENSE IN NATURE; ESPECIALLY INCREASED VIOLENCE AND SEVERITY
ENDOGENEOUS
THE GROWTH FROM A DEEP TISSUE
EXPAND
TO OPEN OR UNFOLD; REFERS TO AN INCREASE IN SIZE, NUMBER OR SCOPE
EXPOSURE
BEING SUBJECT TO A CONDITION OR INFLUENCE
EXTERNAL
BEING OUTSIDE THE HUMAN BODY
FLACCID
THE STATE OF NOT BEING FIRM
FLUSHED
BLUSHING OR AN AREA OF THE BODY THAT BECOMES REDDENED
GAPPING
WIDE OPEN AND EXPOSED
GASTROINTESTINAL
CONCERNING THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES
GENDER
THE BEHAVIORAL, CULTURAL, OR PHYSCHOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A SPECIFIC SEX
HEMATOLIGIC
CONCERNING BLOOD
HYGIENE
THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH; INCLUDING PRACTICES
IMPAIRED
CONDITION IN WHICH ONE CAN NOT PERFORM THE FUNCTION PROPERLY I.E Under the influence of drugs or alcohol
IMPENDING
HANGING OVERHEAD THREATNINGLY ; BOUND TO OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE
INCIDENCE
THE ARRIVAL OF SOMETHING AT A SURFACE. SOMETHING THAT OCCURS OR AFFECTS SOMETHING ELSE
INFECTION
AN AREA OF BODY TISSUE THAT’S BEEN INVADED WITH PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS
INFLAMED
TO INCITE AN INTENSELY EMOTIONAL STATE; ALSO REFERS TO SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SET ON FIRE.
Ingest
To take into one’s mouth.
Initiate
To cause something to begin or to set something in motion
Insidious
Something or someone who is enticing but dangerous; slow developing dangerousness
Intact
Something that remains or untouched by destructive forces
Internal
Things inside the body or mind
Invasive
tending to spread or infringe up on something. May also refer to something that will enter the human body
Labile
Unstable; constantly undergoing a chemical or physical change or break down
Laceration
Wound with irregular borders, knife like in appearance
Latent
not presently active but with the potential to become active
Lethargic
Sluggish
Manifestation
becoming outwardly visible
Musculoskeletal
Concerning the connections of the muscle and skeleton
Neurologic
Concerning the nervous system
Neurovascular
Concerning the blood vessels and the nerves
Nutrient
Something that provides nourishment
Occluded
Closed or Blocked off
Ominous
exhibiting an omen; refers to something evil or disastrous that appears likely to occur
Ongoing
moving ahead; in the process of occurring
Oral
Spoken by mouth or relating to the mouth
Overt
Obvious; Something openly displayed
Parameter
a limit or boundary
Paroxysmal
Characterized by a sudden fit or attack of symptoms; I.E Emotions or uncontrollable action
Patent
A clear and easily accessible passage
Pathogenic
Disease Causing
Pathology
the study of disease
Posterior
related to the rear/ back position
Potent
able to copulate as a male; refers to something chemically or medically effective.
Potential
possibility of becoming a reality
Precaution
the act of taking care in advance; i.e to prevent harm
Precipitous
Very steep or difficult to climb or or overcome
Predispose
To dispose in advance or to make susceptible to
Pre-existing
the state of existing before hand
Primary
First in order
Priority
The state of being before
Prognoses
Possibility of recovery
Rationale
explanation regarding the principle’s opinion’s, beliefs or practices held by a specific party
Recur
Something that is revisited for consideration
Renal
Concerning the Kidney’s
Respiration
Breathing in and out of air
Restrict
Confine something/someone within specific limitations or boundaries
Retain
To keep in ones possession
Site
Physical location of a structure
Status
Position or rank held in relation to others
Strict
Inflexible
Supplement
Item that completes something else
Suppress
To restrain by authority or force
Symmetric
Exhibiting symmetry
Symptom
Evidence of a disease or illness
Syndrome
Group of symptoms that happen close together and suggest and illness or irregular conditon
Therapeutic
Concerning treatment of an illness or irregular condition.
Transdermal
Passing through the skin
Transmission
Passing something from one place to another
Trauma
Injury done by outside object/ serious injury
Triage
Evaluation the condition and decide which needs helped first.
untoward
Difficult to manage
Vascual
Blood Vessels
Verbal
Relating to or consisting of words
Virus
Microscopic pathogen that replicates ion living cells & can cause disease
Vital
Neccesary or essential to life
Volume
Printed pages bound in a book form; Space occupied by a 3d object
