impervious - ANS ✓cannot be penetrated or affected
distension - ANS ✓swollen and protruding out further than normal
ambivalent - ANS ✓uncertain, having contradictory feelings, unable to make a
decision between two conflicting choices
patent - ANS ✓(medical) Pronounced with a long a ̅, refers to something tube-
shaped that is open and unblocked (such as an artery)
potent - ANS ✓powerful, producing a strong effect
-the medicine was very potent and it immediately relieved the pateint pain
adhere - ANS ✓to stick to, either literally or figuratively (to adhere to the wall);
to adhere to a strict diet
euthanasia - ANS ✓referred to as a "mercy killing," to choose to end the life of
someone who is terminally ill
prognosis - ANS ✓predicting the likely outcome of an illness
antigen - ANS ✓a foreign substance that causes the immune system to make
antibodies against it
HESI A2
, 2
HESI
abstain - ANS ✓to voluntarily refrain from
incidence - ANS ✓the rate at which something occurs, such as injuries or
illnesses
hydrophilic - ANS ✓attracted to water ("water loving")
hydrophobic - ANS ✓not attracted to water or water-repelling ("fear of water")
occluded - ANS ✓blocked, closed; the opposite of patent
-Because the patient foot was cold and blue the nurse reported that the
patient circulation to the foot was occluded.
precipitous - ANS ✓(medical) a sudden and dramatic change for the worse
vital - ANS ✓necessary for the maintenance of life; essential
ingest - ANS ✓to take into the body by the mouth for digestion
proscribe - ANS ✓to forbid
prescribe - ANS ✓recommend or authorize the use of
supplement - ANS ✓something that is added in order to make up for something
that is lacking or missing
paroxysm - ANS ✓a violent seizure; or something that begins suddenly and
uncontrollably
HESI A2
, 3
HESI
carniore - ANS ✓meat-eater
belligerent - ANS ✓aggressively hostile, combative, pugnatious
bilateral - ANS ✓present on both sides
-The unlicensed assistive personnel reported o the nurse that the patient
had bilateral weakness in the leg when walking.
recur - ANS ✓to occur again
flaccid - ANS ✓limp, lacking tone
- After a stroke , the patient could not feed herself because her arms were
flaccid.
androgynous - ANS ✓having both male and female characteristics
untoward - ANS ✓improper or unfortunate, adverse or negative
-The patient became very confused which was an untoward effect of the
medication received.
endogenous - ANS ✓occurring or resulting from within the body
-The nurse explained that endogenous insulin produced by the body's
pancreas helps regulate the body blood sugar levels.
exogenous - ANS ✓occurring or resulting from outside the body
-The nurse explained that people with diabetes often need to receive
exogenous forms of insulin because their bodies are unable to produce
enough insulin.
intrusive - ANS ✓invasive
HESI A2
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