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HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM
VOCABULARY WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Abrupt - answer-Describes a sudden change that occurs without warning Abstain - answer-The deliberate effort to refrain from an action such as drinking alchohol or eating junk food Accountable - answer-To be responsible acute - answer-Sudden, intense Adhere - answer-To hold fast or stick together Aegis - answer-Control, protection Ambivalent - answer-uncertain, having contradictory feelings Assent - answer-To give consent; to aggree Audible - answer-Able to be heard Adverse - answer-In a contrary fashion, can cause harm, may also refer to something that is in opposition to ones interest Apply - answer-To put something to use; having a relevant or valid connection to something else
Bilateral - answer-Having two sides; may refer to something that affects both side of the human body Bacteria - answer--single-celled, microscopic organisms
- prokaryotes
- lack nucleus Cardiac - answer-Concerning the heart Cavity - answer-An opening or an empty area Cast - answer-The process by which something is given ahape through the pouring of a liquid substance into a mold; may also refer to the throwing of an object Cease - answer-To bring about a gradual end Compensatory - answer-An equivalent; the action of making a payment that serves as a counterbalance for another action Complications - answer-A factor that presents a degree f difficulty; may also refer to a secondary disease or condition Comply - answer-To carry out the wishes of another person; to perform in the manner prescribed by law Concave - answer-A surface that is rounded inward like a bowl; surface that is arched or curved Concise - answer-Straightforward and to the point
- deficiency
- lack of something Depress - answer-To press downward Depth - answer-A quality of being complete and thorough
- downward measurement from surface Deteriorating - answer-To make inferior in quality; to diminish in function or condition
- worsening Device - answer-Something that is devised or thought up; may be a piece of equipment
- tool Diagnosis - answer-Determining the dysfunction/ disease
- the identification of the nature of an illness Diameter - answer-The length of a line that passes through the body of an object Dilate - answer-To enlarge, extend or widen; to become wide like the pupil of the eye Dilute - answer-To make a substance thinner or less potent; diminish in flavor or intensity.
- less concentrated Discrete - answer-A separate entity; unique and separate from other thing
- separate
Distal - answer-Distant
- away from center of body Distended - answer-Something that has been enlarged by the force of internal pressure
- enlarged/ expanded from pressure Dysfunction - answer-A hindered function a body system or organ
- impaired or abnormal functioning Distal - answer-Distant; away from center (such as of the body) Elevate - answer-To lift or make something higher to lift in rank or title Endogenous - answer-The growth from a deep tissue; refers to conditions that arise from factors that are internal to an organism Exacerbate - answer-To cause something to become more intense in nature especially an increase in violence or severity
- make worse / more severe Expand - answer-To open or unfold; refers to an increase in number, size, or scope Exposure - answer-Being subject to a condition or influence; making a secret fact known publicly
- to come in contact Empathy - answer-Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of another
Hematologic - answer-Concerning blood Hygiene - answer-The science of health- inducing practices; the condition or practice of activities that can maintain physical health
- good health / hygiene Hydration - answer-Maintenance of body fluid balance Impaired - answer-A condition in which one cannot perform or function properly; or often refers to a person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- diminished / lacking usual quality or level Impending - answer-Hanging overhead threateningly; bound to occur in the near future
- about to happen impervious - answer--impenetrable
- not allowing anything to pass through imply - answer--suggest without explicitly stating Incidence - answer-The arrival of something at a surface; something that occurs or affects something else
- occurance Infection - answer-An area of body tissue that been invaded with pathogenic organisms
- contamination Infer - answer-To conclude or deduce
Inflamed - answer-To incite an intensely emotional state; also refers to something that has been set on fire
- reddened, swollen, warm, tender Ingest - answer-To take into ones mouth for ingestion
- swallow for digestion Initiate - answer-To cause something to begin or to set events in motion; as initiation can, can also refer to the process through which a person is allowed entry into a club or organization
- put into practice Insidious - answer-so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time intact - answer-In place, unharmed Internal - answer-Things inside of the body or mind; something that exists within the limits and confines of something else
- located within the body Invasive - answer-Tending to spread or infringe upon something; may also refer to something that will enter the human body
- inserting or entering into a body part Kinetic - answer-Of or related to movement labile - answer-Changing rapidly and often
Oral - answer-Spoken by the mouth; of or relating to the mouth Overt - answer-Something that is openly displayed or obvious Parameter - answer-A limit or boundary; in math, it is an arbitrary value that is used to describe a statistical population
- characteristic or constant factor, limit Paroxysmal - answer-Characterized by sudden fit or attack of symptoms; may be a sudden emotion or uncontrollable action Patent - answer-A clear and easily accessible passage
- open Pathogenic - answer-Disease causing Pathology - answer-The study of the processes, causes, and effects of a disease
- abnormality Posterior - answer-Related to the rear/back position Potent - answer-Able to copulate as a male; refers to something that is chemically or medically effective (strong effect) Potential - answer-Having the possibility of becoming a reality
- likely to occur Precaution - answer-The act of taking care in advance; refers to measures taken in advance in order to prevent harm
Precipitous - answer-Very steep or difficult to climb or overcome
- rapid, uncontrolled predispose - answer-to make more susceptible or more likely to occur Pre-existing - answer-The state of existing before or previous to something else
- already present Primary - answer-First in order; a rank of importance Priority - answer-The state of being before; coming first in order of date or position; a preferential rating
- great importantance Prognosis - answer-The possibility of recovery after the diagnosis of an illness or disease
- anticipated or expected outcome/ course Rationale - answer-An explanation regarding the principles, opinions, beliefs or practices held by a specific party
- underlying reason Recur - answer-Something that is revisited for consideration; a thought or idea that enters ones mind for a second time
- occur again Renal - answer-Concerning the kidenys Respiration - answer-The act of breathing in and out of air
Transdermal - answer-Crossing through the skin Transmission - answer-Transfer, such as of a disease, from one person to another trauma - answer-injury, wound Triage - answer-Process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the treatment Ubiquitous - answer-being everywhere at the same time Urinate - answer-excrete or expel urine vascular - answer-Of or relating to blood vessels Verbal - answer-spoken, using words Virulent - answer-extremely harmful and severe Virus - answer-Microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease Vital - answer-essential Volume - answer-Amount of space occupied by a fluid
Adrenal cortex - answer-Monitors blood sugar level; helps in lipid and protein metabolism Adrenal Medulla - answer-Controls cardiac function; raises blood sugar and controls the size of blood vessels Thyroid Gland - answer-Helps regulate metabolism and functions and growth and development Parathyroid - answer-Regulates calcium levels in the blood Pancreas islets - answer-Raises and lowers blood sugar; active in carbohydrate metabolism Thymus gland - answer-Plays a role in immune responses Pineal gland - answer-Has an influence on daily biorhythms and sexual activity Pituitary gland - answer-Plays an important role in the growth and development
