HESI VOCABULARY SECTION Flashcards
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Sudden
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abrupt
2
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to voluntarily refrain from something
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abstain
3
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a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
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access
4
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responsible
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accountable
5
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to hold fast or stick together
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adhere
6
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undesired; possibly harmful
A
adverse
7
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appearance of observable emotions
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affect
8
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occurring every year
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annual
9
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to place put on or spread something
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apply
10
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able to be heard
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audible
11
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present on two sides
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bi-lateral
12
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of or relating to the heart
A
cardiac
13
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hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals
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cast
14
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an opening or an empty area
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cavity
15
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come to and end or bring to and end
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cease
16
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offsetting or making up for something
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compensatory
17
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an undesired problem that is a result of some other event
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complication
18
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do as desired
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comply
19
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rounded inward
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concave
20
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brief, to the point
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concise
21
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degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
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consistency
22
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to draw together or become smaller
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constrict
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dependent
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contingent
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shape or outline of a shape
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contour
25
to draw together or reduce in size
contract
26
a reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
contraindication
27
expel feces
defecate
28
a deficiency or lack of something
deficit
29
press downward
depress
30
downward measurement from a surface
depth
31
worsening;
deteriorating
32
tool or a piece of equipment
device
33
identification of an injury or disease
diagnosis
34
the distance across the center of an object
diameter
35
to enlarge or expand
dilate
36
to make a liquid less concentrated
dilute
37
distinct, separate
discrete
38
enlarged or expanded from pressure
distended
39
impaired or abnormal functioning
disfunction
40
to lift up or place in a higher position
elevate
41
produced within the body
endogenous
42
to make worse or more severe
exacerbate
43
more than what is needed or usual
excess
44
produce outside the body
exogenous
45
to increase in size or amount
expand
46
contract
exposure
47
located outside the body
external
48
resulting in death
fatal
49
extreme tiredness, exhaustion
fatigue
50
limp, lacking tone
flaccid
51
reddened or rudy appearance
flushed
52
wide open
gaping
53
of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
gastrointestinal
54
sex of an individual (male or female)
gender
55
of or relating to blood
hematologic
56
maintenance of body fluid balance
hydration
57
measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
hygiene
58
diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
impaired
59
likely to occur soon
impending
60
occurrence
incidence
61
contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
infection
62
reddened, swollen, warm, & often tender
inflamed
63
to swallow for digestion
ingest
64
to begin or put into practice
initiate
65
so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
insidious
66
in place, unharmed
intact
67
located within the body
internal
68
inserting or entering into a body part
invasive
69
changing rapidly and often
labile
70
cut; tear
laceration
71
present but not active or visible
latent
72
difficult to arouse
lethargic
73
an indication or sign of a condition
manifestation
74
of or relating to muscle and skeleton
musculoskeletal
75
of or relating to the nervous system
neurologic
76
of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
neurovascular
77
substance or ingredient that provides nourishment
nutrient
78
closed or obstructed
occluded
79
significantly important or dangerous
ominous
80
continuous
ongoing
81
given through or affecting the mouth
oral
82
obvious, easily observed
overt
83
a characteristic or constant factor, limit
parameter
84
beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive
paroxysmal
85
open
patent
86
causing or able to cause disease
pathogenic
87
processes, causes, an effects of a disease; abnormality
pathology
88
located behind; in the back
posterior
89
producing a strong effect
potent
90
to limit
restrict
91
to hold or keep
retain
92
location
site
93
condition
status
94
stringent, exact, complete
strict
95
under the tongue
sublingual
96
to take in addition to or complete
supplement
97
to stop or subdue
suppress
98
being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
symmetric
99
an indication of a problem
symptom
100
group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease or disorder
syndrome
101
of or relating to the treatment of a disease or disorder
therapeutic
102
crossing through the skin
transdermal
103
transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another
transmission
104
injury, wound
trauma
105
process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patients condition and the likelihood of benefit of the treatment
triage
106
adverse or negative
untoward
107
excrete or expel urine
urinate
108
of or relating to blood vessels
vascular
109
spoken, using words
verbal
110
microscopic infectious agents capable or replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease
virus
111
essential
vital
112
to excrete, or expel urine
void
113
amount of space occupied by fluid
volume
