HESI A2 Vocabulary Part 3
This set of HESI A2 vocabulary flashcards introduces terms related to social, biological, and medical contexts. Words like “milieu,” “progeny,” and “febrile” are essential for understanding healthcare scenarios and academic texts on the exam.
MILIEU
a person's social environment
Key Terms
MILIEU
a person's social environment
PROGENY
offspring
FEBRILE
pertaining to fever
Q.I.D.
four times a day
PAROXYSMAL
pertaining to the sudden onset of an attack, symptoms, or emotion E.G. a _________ of weaping; ___________ coughing
PRECIPITOUS
sudden and dramatic; abrupt. (perhaps dangerously so)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
MILIEU | a person's social environment |
PROGENY | offspring |
FEBRILE | pertaining to fever |
Q.I.D. | four times a day |
PAROXYSMAL | pertaining to the sudden onset of an attack, symptoms, or emotion E.G. a _________ of weaping; ___________ coughing |
PRECIPITOUS | sudden and dramatic; abrupt. (perhaps dangerously so) |
UNTOWARD | unseemly or improper |
EXPECTORATE | to cough or SPIT out phlegm from the throat or lungs |
INTACT | whole |
BREECH BIRTH | baby's buttocks or feet come out first |
BREACH | to break an agreement |
TRANSDERMAL | administered through the skin -- as with a patch |
OBTUSE | slow-witted; ignorant |
-LYSIS | disintegration or decomposition. |
DEGENERATE | v. to deteriorate or decline. adj. having lost normal/desirable qualities |
ILIUM | lateral portion of the hip bone |
TERTIARY (HEALTH CARE) | specialized care: cancer, burn, plastics Hesi return to wellness |
TERTIARY | third order or level |
BAND- | aid |
NURSING _________ | aide |
to ____________ someone | aid |
PLURALITY | more votes than the others |
MAJORITY | more than half |
SUPEREGO | acts as a self-critical conscience. Involves standards learned from parents/teachers. contains rigid rules |
INDOLENT | wanting to avoid activity or exertion. Lazy. |
BETWEEN | Use when there are TWO choices. Also, use for more than two choices if it involves a choice of distinct individual items. Choose __________ poms, cheerleading or drill team. |
AMONG | use this for choosing ________ items lumped together. E.g. choose _______ the five dresses on the rack. Not used for TWO dresses. |
VALID | applicable |
DISTAL | part of the body farthest from the injury |
UNNECESSARY | spelled with two Ns. |
FARTHER | refers to a measurable distance. |
FURTHER | refers to a figurative distance. (we will have to discuss this __________) |
CONTRACTION | spasm |
DISTAL | the part of the body farthest from the injury |
TRIAGE | the order in which patients are to be treated |
PIGMENTED | colored |
METABOLISM | processing reaction |
CONVULSION | spasm |
IMPLEMENT | cause to happen |
VALID | applicable |
EXPAND | the opposite of contract |
PRECIPITOUS | abrupt |
UNTOWARD | unseemly |
INTACT | whole |
AUDIBLE | perceptible |
PARAMETERS | limits |
PRINCIPLE | a truth, a rule, or a law |
NUMBER | can be counted |
AMOUNT | cannot be counted |
LETHARGIC | sleepy |
IS | Each of the two European capitals _____ named after a famous leader. |
LIE | to take a horizontal position |
LAY | to place (something somewhere) |
LAIN | past participle of lie |
LAID | past participle of lay |
Janet called her dog, who had run after a squirrel. | Janet called her __________ run after a squirrel. |