HESI A2 Entrance Exam Question &
Answers 2024
virulence - Correct Answers ✅the ability to produce disease
efface - Correct Answers ✅to wipe out, to rub out, do away with;
(medical) the thinning of the cervix during labor
ubiquitous - Correct Answers ✅omnipresent, existing or being
everywhere
osmosis - Correct Answers ✅process of fluid passing through semi-
permeable membrane from higher to lower concentration
labile - Correct Answers ✅apt or likely to change, changing quickly
-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the
unlicensed assistive personnel to check the temp frequently.
febrile - Correct Answers ✅having or showing symptoms of a fever
dynamic - Correct Answers ✅energetic, lively
insidious - Correct Answers ✅dangerous, treacherous, so gradual
as to not become apparent for a long time
-The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but
had not been detected because it spread was so insidious.
anticipatory - Correct Answers ✅showing anticipation, looking
forward to
ominous - Correct Answers ✅threatening, menacing
preferred - Correct Answers ✅to set above or hold above another,
to like better than another
acute - Correct Answers ✅sharp, intense, coming about quickly
chronic - Correct Answers ✅(medical) refers to a disease or
condition that is long-lasting and reoccurring
exploratory - Correct Answers ✅(medical) refers to a surgery or
procedure used to diagnose a disease or condition but not treat it
recessive - Correct Answers ✅(genetics) A trait or a gene that can
be dominated by another (dominant) trait or gene
, HESI A2 Entrance Exam Question &
Answers 2024
assent - Correct Answers ✅To agree (not the same as ascend, to go
up or higher), to give consent
toxic - Correct Answers ✅poisonous
subjective data - Correct Answers ✅(medical) Symptoms.
Information that is apparent only to the person affected; that person is
the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear, and itching.
objective data - Correct Answers ✅(medical) Signs. Information
that can be detected or measured by an observer against a standard.
Examples are blood pressure, body temperature, and observing a
patient crying.
effect - Correct Answers ✅more often used as a noun, meaning
result or outcome
affect - Correct Answers ✅Often seen as a verb, meaning to
influence or to change. In medical terminology, it may be used as a
noun meaning a person's emotional response or disposition.
overt - Correct Answers ✅in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
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