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HESI Vocab

TermDefinition
abstain to voluntarily refrain from something
accountable to be responsible
acute sudden. intense
adhere to hold fast or stick together
ambivalent uncertain, having contradictory feelings
ambulate to walk
apply to place, put on, or spread something
assent to give consent, to agree
audible able to be heard
bacteria single-celled, microscopic organisms
bilateral present on 2 sides
cardiac of or relating to the heart
cavity an opening or empty area
cease come to an end or being to an end
chronic lasting or recurring over a long period of time
chronology order of events as they occurred timeline
compensatory offsetting or making up for something
concave rounded inward
concise brief, to the point
congenital present at birth
consistency degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows
constrict to draw together or become smaller
contingent dependent
contraindication a reason something is not advisable or should not be done
convulsive having or causing convulsions (violent shaking of the body)
cursory quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defecate expel feces
deficit a deficiency or lack of something
depress press downward
depth downward measurement from a surface
deteriorating worsening
diagnosis identification of an injury or disease
diffuse spread over a large area; generalized
dilate to enlarge or expand
dilute to make a liquid less concentrated
discrete distinct, separate
distal distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
distended enlarged or expanded from pressure
dysfunction impaired or abnormal functioning
empathy ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of others
equilibrium balance
etiology the origin or cause of a disease or condition
exacerbate to make worse or more severe
exposure to come in contact
extension lengthening; unbending a joint
fatal resulting in death
fatigue extreme tiredness, exhaustion
febrile related to or caused by a fever
flexion bending a joint
flushed reddened or ruddy appearance
gastrointestinal of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
hematologic of or relating to blood
hydration maintenance of body fluid balance
hygiene measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
impaired diminished or lacking some usual quality or level
impending occurring in the near future, about to happen
impervious impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through
imply to suggest without explicitly stating
incidence occurence
infection contamination of invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
infer to conclude or deduce
inflamed reddened, swollen, warm, and tender
ingest to swallow for digestion
inititate to begin or put into practice
insidious so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time
intact in place, unharmed
intubate to inset a tube into something (usually a patient's airway)
invasive inserting or entering into a body part
kinetic of or relating to movement
labile changing rapidly or quickly
laceration cut, tear
latent present but not active or visible
lateral on the side
lethargic difficult to arouse
manifestation an indication or sign of a condition
musculoskelton of or relating to muscle and skeleton
neurologic of or relating to the nervous system
neurovascular of or relating to the nervous system and blood vessels
nutrient substance or ingredient that provides nourishment
occluded closed or obstructed
ongoing continuous
oral given through or affecting the mouth
otic of the ear
parameter a characteristic or constant factor, limit
patent open
pathogenic causing or able to cause disease
pathology processes, causes, and effects of a disease, abnormality
posterior located behind; in the back
potent producing a strong effect
potential capable of occurring or likely to occur
precaution preventative measure
preciptous rapid, uncontrolled
predispose to make more susceptible or more likely to occur
preexisting already present
primary first or most significant
priority of great importance
prognosis the anticipated or expected course or outcome
rationale the underlying reason
reoccur to occur again
renal of or relating to the kidneys
residual remaining, continuing
respiration inhalation and exhalation of air
retain to hold or keep
status condition
subcutaneous under the skin
sublingual under the tongue
supplement to take in addition to or to complete
supress to stop or subdue
symmetric (symmetrical) being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position
symptom an indication of a problem
syndrome group of symptoms that, when occurring together, reflect a specific disease, or disorder
therapeutic of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder
toxic causing harm, poisonious
transdermal crossing through the skin
transmission transfer, such as if a disease, from one person to another
trauma injury, wound
triage process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and the likelihood of benefit from the treatment
ubiquitous being or seeming to be everywhere at once
urinate excrete or expel urine
vascular of or relating to blood vessels
virulent extremely harmful and severe
virus microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living tissues, usually causing infectious disease
vital essential
volume amount of space occupied by a fluid
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