HESI VOCAB: H-L

Question 1

of or relating to blood

Answer 1

hematologic

Question 2

maintenance of body fluid balance

Answer 2

hydration

Question 3

measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

Answer 3

hygiene

Question 4

diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Answer 4

impaired

Question 5

occurring in the near future about to happen

Answer 5

impending

Question 6

impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

Answer 6

impervious

Question 7

to suggest without explicitly stating

Answer 7

imply

Question 8

occurence

Answer 8

incidence

Question 9

contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

Answer 9

infection

Question 10

to conclude or deduce

Answer 10

infer

Question 11

reddened, swollen, warm and often tender

Answer 11

inflamed

Question 12

to swallow for digestion

Answer 12

ingest

Question 13

to begin or put into practice

Answer 13

initiate

Question 14

so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

Answer 14

insidious

Question 15

in place, unharmed

Answer 15

intact

Question 16

located within the body

Answer 16

internal

Question 17

inserting or entering into a body part

Answer 17

invasive

Question 18

of or related to movement

Answer 18

kinetic

Question 19

changing rapidly and often

Answer 19

labile

Question 20

cut or tear

Answer 20

laceration

Question 21

present but not active or visible

Answer 21

latent

Question 22

on the side

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

difficult to arouse

Answer 23

lethargic