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Hesi vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberration | deviation |
| abrasion | scrape, scratch |
| acrid | bitter,caustic,pungent |
| acute | experienced to a severe degree |
| adverse | unfavorable, harmful |
| ambulate | to walk, saunter, stroll |
| anomalous | abnormal,atypical, deviant |
| aspirate | to inhale,to withdrawal fluid |
| assuage | to alleviate, allay ease |
| atrophy | waste away, wither, weaken |
| bengin | not harmful, noncancerous |
| bifurcate | to divide, branch, fork |
| cadaver | corpse, dead body |
| cathartic | invigorating, therapeutic, liberating |
| caustic | corrosive,biting, acerbic |
| cauterize | to burn for curative purposes |
| chronic | persistent long lasting |
| coagulate | clot, congeal, solidify |
| contagion | infection, contamination |
| contusion | bruise, discoloration |
| corporeal | bodily, physical |
| corpulent | fleshy, overweight, fat |
| deliquesce | to melt, liquefy |
| delirium | confusion, disorientation |
| dilation | expansion, stretching, enlargement |
| dilute | to weaken, water down |
| distend | stretch, swell, expand |
| efficacy | effectiveness, value |
| endemic | prevalent, widespread |
| enervate | to weaken, debilitate, enfeeble |
| excise | to remove, eliminate |
| febrile | feverish, flushed |
| fissure | cleft, crack, crevice |
| flaccid | saggy, limp, lifeless |
| flex | to bend, contract |
| gait | walking movement |
| geriatric | elderly senior |
| gestation | pregnancy, development in the womb |
| gravid | pregnant |
| impervious | impermeable, resilient, impenetrable` |
| infestation | invasion, as by a parasite |
| inflammation | swelling, irritation, redness |
| innocuos | harmless, inoffensive |
| insidious | sinister, silent , stealthy |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| latent | dormant, underlying, potential |
| lesion | cut, wound, damaged region |
| lethargic | sluggish, inactive, weary |
| malaise | discomfort, dissatisfaction, unease |
| malignant | cancerous, menacing |
| masticate | to chew, chomp, munch |
| nostrum | remedy, potion |
| noxious | harmful, lethal, toxic |
| obesity | fatness, heaviness |
| ossify | to harden, solidify, set |
| palliative | soothing, relieving, easing |
| palpable | tangible, obvious, physical, |
| papule | pimple, swelling |
| paroxysm | convulsion, spasm, outburst |
| penumbra | shadow, shade, obsurity |
| permeable | porous, leaky, penetrable |
| pernicious | deadly, destructive, harmful |
| postmortem | autopsy, examination |
| prognosis | projection, prediction |
| prone | lying facedown |
| putrefy | to decay, rot, molder |
| quarantine | seclusion confinement |
| quiescent | latent, inert, dormant |
| reflex | reaction, impulse, spontaneous effect |
| resilient | flexible, hardy, durable |
| respiration | breathing |
| respite | reprieve, break, rest |
| senescent | aging, maturing |
| soporific | monotonous, hypotonic, sleep inducing |
| spasm | tremor, contraction |
| stanch | stop restrict |
| succor | assistance, aid, help |
| supine | lying on the back |
| suppurating | festering, discharging pus |
| suture | stitching, seam |
| syndrome | patterns of symptoms and signs |
| tepid | lukewarm, apathetic |
| torpor | inactivity, lethargy |
| toxin | poisonous, lethal |
| transverse | crosswise, oblique, slanted |
| trauma | injury, damage, suffering |
| tremulous | shaky, wavering |
| valve | controller, as of material through a passageway |
| vertiginous | dizzy,giddy, reeling |
| virulent | infectious, contagious |
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Claudiaolveraa
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