Hesi A2 vocab YT vids Flashcards
(186 cards)
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Abstain
A
stop/ refrain from doing
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Acute
A
severe symptoms
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Adverse
A
negative outcome from medical condition
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Aegis
A
protection
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Aggregate
A
population with common health probelms
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Antidote
A
to reverse a toxic effect
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Applicable
A
a concept suitable for situation
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Abrupt
A
sudden
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Access
A
entry
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Accountable
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to be responsible
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Adhere
A
Stick together
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Adverse
A
possibly harmful
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Affect
A
observable emotions
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A
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Aid
A
resource
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Aide
A
assistance
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Ambivalent
A
mixed feelings about something/ someone
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Annual
A
once a year
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Applicable
A
Relevant
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Assiduous
A
Hardworking/careful
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Audible
A
to hear
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Benign
A
non cancerous
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Bilateral
A
both sides
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Boisterous
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Rough/rowdy
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brazen
Bold
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Callous
lack of concern
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Cardiac
heart/cardiovascular system
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cartilage
Connective tissue in joints,ears, and nose
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Cease
to stop
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Chronology
order
symptoms of patients medical history
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Concise
in little words
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Constrict
narrowing of structure
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Convulsive
involuntary muscle contractions
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Cursory
examination performed w/o attention to detail
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Capacious
large in size
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Cardiac
heart
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Cast
protective device put on broken bone
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cavity
opening/empty area
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cease
come to end
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Chronology
time line/order of events
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Circuit
movement around a course once
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Circuitous
longer than most direct way
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Collateral
repayment of loan
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Compensatory
to make up
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Complication
problem from other event
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Comply
as directed
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Concave
to curve
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Concise
to the point
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Consistency
how thick/thin a fluid is
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Constrict
become smaller
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Contingent
to be dependant
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Contour
shape/outline shape
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Contract
reduce in size
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Contradiction
why it should not be done
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Convulsion
violent disturbance
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Cursory
Quick but not thorough
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Defecate
Feces
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Deficit
lack of function
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Delusional
having false beliefs
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Depth
measurment downward from surface
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Desiccated
to remove moisture
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Diagnosis
identification of disease
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Dilate
enlargement of blood vessels/pupils
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Distended
swollen beyond normal size
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Dorsal
back /upper surface of organs
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Dysfunction
abnormal function of body parts
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Depress
press downward
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Deteriorating
to worsen
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Device
piece of equipment
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Diagnosis
identification of injury/disease
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Diameter
distance across center of object
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Digression
detour from central focus
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Dilate
to expand
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Discrete
to separate
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Disdain
lack of respect
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Distal
away from center of body
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Docile
easily handled
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Eradicate
remove disease from patients body
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Equilibrium
balance in body system
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Etiology
origin of disease
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Excess
more than needed
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Exogenous
made outside body
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Expand
increase in size/amt
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Expectorate
Cough up phlegm
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Exposure
being exposed/open
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External
located outside body
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Fatal
causes death
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Febrile
fever
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Flexion
decreasing angle between two parts of body
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Focal
something happening in specific spot
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Fracture
crack/break in bone from stress
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Glucose
sugar is made from carbs to fuel body
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fatigue
Tirdness
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Flaccid
limp
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flushed
reddened appearance
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Fortuious
luck/happy by chance
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Gaping
wide open
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gastrointestinal
stomach and intestines
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Hemorrhage
abnormal bleeding
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Hospice
intense care for patients nearing end of life
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Hygiene
prevention of disease
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Hematologic
blood
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Hyperbole
making something more than it is
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Impaired
lacking quality
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Impending
occur soon
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Impervious
unable to be affected by
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Implement
put in action
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Imply
express directly
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Intact
to be inplace
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Internal
located in body
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Invasive
entering body part
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laceration
open wound
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lateral
away from midline
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lethargic
lack of energy
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labile
changing rapidly
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languid
tired/slow
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latent
present but hidden
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kinetic
energy from being in motion
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Manifestation
sign of condition
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Metbolism
chemical process happening in organism
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Miliue
environmental condition/setting
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Musculoskeltal
muscle and skeleton
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Malaise
unwell/uneasy
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Occluded
closed off
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otic
related to ear
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overt
observable/obvious
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ominous
important and dangerous
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ongoing
to be continuous
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oral
affecting mouth
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paroxysmal
sudden/ abrupt
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patent
to be open
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pathogenic
disease-causing
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posterior
behind
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potent
strong effect
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potential
likely to occur
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pragmatic
practical matter
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precaustion
preventive measures
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precipitous
uncontrolled
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precocious
showing advanced dev
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predispose
likely to occur
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preexisting
present
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primary
first
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priority
of greater importance
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prognosis
expected outcome
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proliferation
increase in number
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prudent
using good judgment
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Raucous
loud/harsh behavior
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Rationale
logical thought behind decision
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Resrict
to limit
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Retain
Keep/ hold on to
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Rampant
to be unrestrained
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Rationale
underlying reason
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Recur
occur again
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Regimen
plan for diet/routine
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Remission
Improvement signs of disease
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Sagacity
judgement
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Site
location
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Sputum
mucous
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Status
Condition
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Strict
to be exact
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Sublingual
under tounge
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Superfluous
necessary
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Supplement
to complete
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Supposition
opinion on incomplete
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suppress
to stop
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symmetric
same in size
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Symptom
physical indication of a problem
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Syndrome
group of symptoms reflecting disease/disorder
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Tenacious
determined w/o change
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Terse
to be concise
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transdermal
through skin
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Transient
short period of time
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trite
to be dull/ uncommon
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Transmission
disease/ infection spread from one person to another
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Triage
categorizing patients based on severty
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Virulent
harsh pathogen/disease
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Vital
essential for life
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Untoward
to be negative/ adverse
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valid
found on fact
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vascular
blood vessels
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vernerable
worthy of respect bc of age
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venerate
regard w/ respect
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viscosity
resistance to flow
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volume
amt of space in fluid
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void
to expel urine
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wary
to be suspicious/cautious
