HESI Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Aegis
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Control, protection (EX: Unit staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager)
2
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Affect
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Appearance of observable emotions
3
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain; having contradictory feelings
4
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Assent
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To give consent; to agree
5
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Compensatory
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Off-setting or making up for something
6
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Contingent
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Dependent
7
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Contraindication
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A reason something is not advisable or should not be committed
8
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Cursory
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Quick, perfunctory, not thorough
9
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Discrete
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Distinct, separate
9
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Endogenous
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Produced within body
10
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Etiology
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The origin or cause of disease or condition
11
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Exacerbate
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To make worse; more severe
12
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Exogenous
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Produced outside the body
13
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Flushed
A
reddened or ruddy appearance
14
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Impervious
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Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through it
