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HESI A2 Vocabulary Part 2

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This flashcard set continues building essential vocabulary for the HESI A2 exam. It includes medical and health-related terms like "hygiene" and "impaired," helping students understand and recall critical concepts for nursing and healthcare contexts.

HYGIENE

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

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Key Terms

Term
Definition

HYGIENE

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

IMPAIRED

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

IMPENDING

Likely to occur soon

INCIDENCE

Occurrence

INFLAMED

Reddened, swollen, warm and often tender

INGEST

To swallow for digestion

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TermDefinition

HYGIENE

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

IMPAIRED

Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

IMPENDING

Likely to occur soon

INCIDENCE

Occurrence

INFLAMED

Reddened, swollen, warm and often tender

INGEST

To swallow for digestion

INITIATE

To begin or put into practice

INSIDIOUS

So as to not become apparent for a long time

INTACT

In place, unharmed

INTERNAL

Located within the body

INVASIVE

Inserting or entering into the body part

LABILE

Changing rapidly and often

LATENT

Present, but not active or visible

LETHARGIC

Difficult to arouse

MANIFESTATION

an indication or sign of a condition

NUTRIENT

substance or ingredient that provides nutrition

OCCLUDED

closed or obstructed

OMINOUS

significantly important or dangerous

ONGOING

continuous

ORAL

Given through or affecting the mouth

OVERT

obvious or easily observed

PARAMETER

a characteristic or constant factor

PAROXYSMAL

beginning suddenly or abruptly

PATENT

open

POTENT

giving a strong effect

POTENTIAL

capable of occurring or likely to occur

PRECAUTION

preventive measure

PRECIPITOUS

rapid, uncontrolled

PREDISPOSE

to make more susceptible or likely to occur

PREEXISTING

Already exists

PRIMARY

first or most significant

PRIORITY

of great importance

PROGNOSIS

the anticipated or expected course or outcome

RATIONALE

the underlying reason

RECUR

to occur again

RESTRICT

to limit

RETAIN

to hold or keep

SITE

location

STATUS

condition

STRICT

stringent, exact, complete

SUPPLEMENT

to take in addition to or to complete

SUPPRESS

to stop or subdue

SYMMETRIC

being equal or the same size shape and position


SYMPTOM

an indication of a problem

UNTOWARD

adverse or negative

URINATE

excrete or expel urine

VERBAL

spoken, using words

VITAL

essential

VOID

excrete,expel urine

VOLUME

amount of space occupied by a fluid