Hesi vocab Flashcards
abstain
To choose not to do or have something or to refrain deliberately
deficit
Inadequacy
pragmatic
Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters
“wise or judicious in practical affairs
Prudent
Persecute
regulation
act of creating something
palatable
pleasant to taste
endogenous
Coming from the inside of something
concise
covering much in few words
defecate
To excrete waste matter from the bowels
word similar to lift up
elevate
potent
Chemically or medicinally effective
Which word has a similar meaning to “being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin”?
Subcutaneous
vacuous
Not showing intelligent thought or purpose
embolism
An obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble
abrasion
An area that is sore, scraped, or rubbed away
Ebola
A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body
obscure
Not known to many people
relocate
immagrate
laden
Carrying or holding a lot of something (ladel holds soup)
congestive
Related to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluids
Which word has a similar meaning to “exceeding what is sufficient or necessary”?
Superfluous
Which word has a similar meaning to “not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped”?
Inexorable
Which word has a similar meaning to “concealed or disguised”?
Covert
virulent
Marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
suppress
abolish; stop
external
Applied to the outside of a body
intact
not altered, untouched
Which word has a similar meaning to “suggest; insinuate”?
Imply
priority
The state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence
sputum
Saliva mixed w/ mucus or pus from lungs
Which word has a similar meaning to the word “omnipresent; everywhere”?
Ubiquitous
Which word has a similar meaning to “keenness and depth of perception”?
Acumen
What is the meaning of the word auscultate?
To examine by auscultation
What is the meaning of the word confines?
Something (such as borders or walls) that encloses
Which word has a similar meaning to “to insert a tube into an orifice or hollow organ, such as the larynx, for the administration of gasses or to admit air”?
intubate
Which word has a similar meaning to “causing sorrow or pity”?
Rueful
What is the meaning of verbal?
Spoken rather than written
What is the meaning of abscess?
A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers
What is the meaning of geriatric?
Relating to the elderly, especially with regard to their healthcare
Which word has a similar meaning to “rude; inconsiderate”?
Boorish
What word meaning accuracy best fits in the sentence?
The witness was questioned about the _______ of his statement, as inconsistencies were noticed in his recounting of the events.
Veracity
Endogenous
Secession
Abundance
What is the meaning of the word suppository?
A small, solid pill containing a drug that is put inside the anus, where it dissolves easily
What is the meaning of the word periodontitis?
A condition in which the tissue around the teeth becomes swollen and the gums move away from the teeth
Which word has a similar meaning to “performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another”?
Vicarious
Ostracize
To exclude from a group
Adulation
Excessive praise
What is the meaning of tenacious?
Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
What is the meaning of the word scope?
The range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, et
Exogenous factors led to the patient’s sudden illness.
Caused by factors or an agent from outside the organism or system
What is the meaning of construct?
A subjective idea or theory
Which word has a similar meaning to “mysterious; difficult to understand”?
Enigmatic
What word meaning “sickly; disabled” fits best in the following sentence?
Tuberculosis made the novelist become a bedridden __________.
invalid
What is the meaning of efficacy?
The ability to produce intended results
What is the meaning of wary?
Watchful; being on one’s guard against danger
hat is the meaning of ambivalent?
Having mixed feelings
What is the meaning of carbuncle?
inflammation of skin with openings for pus
Which word has a similar meaning to “an act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases?”
Euthanasia
What is the meaning of hone?
To make more acute, intense, or effective
What word meaning “reduce pain” best fits in the sentence?
The ________ treatment focused on providing comfort and pain relief to improve the quality of life for the patient with a terminal illness.
Palliative
What word meaning “increases urine output” best fits in the sentence?
The doctor prescribed a _______ to help reduce the patient’s fluid retention and lower blood pressure.
Diuretic
What is the meaning of amenable?
Willing to accept, or be influenced by a suggestion
Which word has a similar meaning to “a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior?”
Disdain
What is the meaning of burgeoning?
Growing or developing quickly
Despite his victory, he showed a magnanimous spirit by offering a helping hand to his opponent and praising their efforts.
Someone who is very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated
Which word has a similar meaning to the word range?
Gamut
What is the meaning of dejected?
Low in spirits
Which word has a similar meaning to pleasantly “easy to approach and to talk to”?
Affably
Which word has a similar meaning to “not hidden; open; observable; apparent; manifest”?
Overt
distended
Which word has a similar meaning to “the act, process, or an instance of making something happen or evident”?
Manifestation
node
What word has a similar meaning to “bulge; swelling”?
Which word has a similar meaning to “calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments”?
Venerable
