HESI A2 Vocabulary Part 2
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
Key Terms
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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| 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 |
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 |