HESI A2 VOCABULARY
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1. Abrasion injury caused by rubbing or scraping the skin
2. Abrupt describes a sudden change that occurs
without warning
3. Abscess pus filled cavity
4. absence The fact of not being present or available.
5. Abstain to voluntarily refrain from something. e\for
instance: the dental hygienist instructed the
patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor.
6. Acapnia low level of carbon dioxide in blood.
7. Access a means to obtain entry or a means of
approach
8. accountable responsible for actions or explanations
9. accountable to be responsible
10. Acne inflammation of the skin related to the glands
and hairs.
11. acute sharp, sudden or intense.
for example: the nurse administered the
prescribed pain medication to the patient
who was experiencing acute pain after
,surgery.
12. Adenoiditis inflammation of the adenoids
13. adequate enough, sufficient
14. Adhere To hold fast or stick together. for example:
the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to
hold the bandage in place.
15. adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. for example:
Vomiting is an adverse effect of many
medications.
16. Aegis Control, protection. for Example: Unit staffing
decisions are under the aegis of the nurse
manager.
17. affable new coach
18. Affect Appearance of observable emotions
Or
result, making difference or observable
emotions.
19. Alopecia baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of
hair
20. Ambivalent uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
21. ambivalent Having mixed feelings
22. Amenorrhea absence of menstruation
23. Androgynous having both male and female
characteristics
24. anorchism state of absence of testis
25. anorexia lack or loss of appetite
26. Anoxia deficiency of oxygen
, 27. Anterior frontal position
28. Anteroposterior from front to back
29. antispasmodic a drug used to treat muscle spasms
that
can cause the side effects of excessive
thirst.
30. Anuria absence of urine production
31. Apathy a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
32. Aphonia loss of voice
33. Apnea absence of breathing
34. Apply to put something to use
35. Apply To place, put on, or spread something
36. arterial related to Arteries. can also refer to a type
of ulcer caused by lack of blood flow,
such as those found in toe area, on
pressure points and in wounds that are not
healing.
37. Arteries carry blood away from the heart
38. Assent to give consent, to agree.
39. atelectasis abnormal expansion of a lung
40. atelectasis collapsed lung
41. Atonic where the patient loses muscle tone
completely throughout the body
42. Attractive pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses;
having the power to draw attention
43. audible able to be heard
44. autonomy (n.) self-government, political control
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1. Abrasion injury caused by rubbing or scraping the skin
2. Abrupt describes a sudden change that occurs
without warning
3. Abscess pus filled cavity
4. absence The fact of not being present or available.
5. Abstain to voluntarily refrain from something. e\for
instance: the dental hygienist instructed the
patient to abstain from smoking to improve
his breath odor.
6. Acapnia low level of carbon dioxide in blood.
7. Access a means to obtain entry or a means of
approach
8. accountable responsible for actions or explanations
9. accountable to be responsible
10. Acne inflammation of the skin related to the glands
and hairs.
11. acute sharp, sudden or intense.
for example: the nurse administered the
prescribed pain medication to the patient
who was experiencing acute pain after
,surgery.
12. Adenoiditis inflammation of the adenoids
13. adequate enough, sufficient
14. Adhere To hold fast or stick together. for example:
the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to
hold the bandage in place.
15. adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. for example:
Vomiting is an adverse effect of many
medications.
16. Aegis Control, protection. for Example: Unit staffing
decisions are under the aegis of the nurse
manager.
17. affable new coach
18. Affect Appearance of observable emotions
Or
result, making difference or observable
emotions.
19. Alopecia baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of
hair
20. Ambivalent uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
21. ambivalent Having mixed feelings
22. Amenorrhea absence of menstruation
23. Androgynous having both male and female
characteristics
24. anorchism state of absence of testis
25. anorexia lack or loss of appetite
26. Anoxia deficiency of oxygen
, 27. Anterior frontal position
28. Anteroposterior from front to back
29. antispasmodic a drug used to treat muscle spasms
that
can cause the side effects of excessive
thirst.
30. Anuria absence of urine production
31. Apathy a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
32. Aphonia loss of voice
33. Apnea absence of breathing
34. Apply to put something to use
35. Apply To place, put on, or spread something
36. arterial related to Arteries. can also refer to a type
of ulcer caused by lack of blood flow,
such as those found in toe area, on
pressure points and in wounds that are not
healing.
37. Arteries carry blood away from the heart
38. Assent to give consent, to agree.
39. atelectasis abnormal expansion of a lung
40. atelectasis collapsed lung
41. Atonic where the patient loses muscle tone
completely throughout the body
42. Attractive pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses;
having the power to draw attention
43. audible able to be heard
44. autonomy (n.) self-government, political control
