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vocabulary
hesi test
Term | Definition |
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Compensatory | offsetting or making up for something |
concave | rounded inward |
consistency | degree of viscosity or how thick or thin a fluid is |
contingent | dependent |
contour | shape or outline of a shape |
endogenous | produced within the body |
exogenous | produced outside the body |
flushed | ruddy or reddened |
hematologic | of or relating to blood |
insidious | so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time |
labile | changing rapidly and oftec |
latent | present but not active or visible |
occluded | closed or obstructed |
ominous | significantly important and dangerous |
paroxysmal | beginning suddenly or abruptly, convulsive |
patent | open |
pathogenic | causing or able to cause disease |
pathology | processes, causes and effects of a disease: abnormality |
precipitous | rapid, uncontrolled |
renal | of or relating to the kidney |
sublingual | under the tongue |
syndrome | a group of symptoms that when occurring together, reflect a specific disease of disorder |
transdermal | crossing through the skin |