Vocabulary HESI A2 2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Displacement - ANS-psychoanalytic defense mechanism that shifts sexual or
aggressive impulses toward a
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as when redirecting anger toward a safer outlet
reconnaissance - ANS-a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary
inspection or examination
ineffable - ANS-inexpressible
Caustic - ANS-Abrasive; sarcastic
hemoptysis - ANS-coughing up blood
hematamesis - ANS-vomiting blood
hematochezia - ANS-blood in stool
Sordid - ANS-dirty
bereavement - ANS-state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one, chest
pain & depression
Stroke - ANS-One side of body
Mi - ANS-Chest pain, tingling in left arm or jaw
Antispasmatics - ANS-Excessive thirst
Solicit - ANS-to ask for; to seek
Venous ulcers - ANS-Knees and ankles
Arterial ulcers - ANS-End of toe, pressure points, non healing wounds
neuropathic ulcer - ANS-Tips of toes and feet
isometric exercise - ANS-exercise in which muscle tension occurs without a
significant change in muscle length or joint
Isotonic exercise - ANS-Moves joint
isokinetic exercise - ANS-Machine
Plyometric exercise - ANS-Stretching & contraction
Erudite - ANS-scholarly
Discourse - ANS-Spoken or written communication
As per - ANS-Rough
Genicular - ANS-knee
Cubital - ANS-elbow
Regress - ANS-to move backward
Glassy eyes - ANS-Expressionless
Innervate - ANS-to supply with nerves
Exigent - ANS-urgent
Extoll - ANS-to praise highly
Aphasia - ANS-inability to speak
Jejune - ANS-without interest; dull
Dearth - ANS-a lack, scarcity
diffident - ANS-lacking self-confidence
Cyanosis - ANS-bluish discoloration of the skin
Venerated - ANS-highly respected
Tetanus - ANS-a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of
nerve impulses
Retort - ANS-To respond critically or sarcastically
benevolent - ANS-kindly, charitable
Sustain - ANS-to support
denigrate - ANS-to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
Ruddy - ANS-(adj.) - having a healthy, reddish color; flushed
Deduce - ANS-To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
Untoward - ANS-not favorable; unlucky
Puritis - ANS-itching
Ispilateral - ANS-on the same side of the body
Diapheresis - ANS-profuse sweating
Abjure - ANS-renounce; to give up
Deletarious - ANS-harmful
Anhedonia - ANS-inability to experience pleasure
Nuances - ANS-a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
phlegmatic - ANS-slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
Catatonia - ANS-a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually
including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate
Ancillary - ANS-subordinate or supplementary
Guileless - ANS-free of deceit; innocent and without deception
Inane - ANS-(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
Vacous - ANS-lacking ideas or intelligence
Gravitas - ANS-great or very dignified seriousness
Adhesions - ANS-tissues grown together that are normally separate
Hepatic - ANS-pertaining to the liver
Perinium - ANS-skin between vulva and anus
perosteum - ANS-fibrous membrane covering a bone
Ardent - ANS-very enthusiastic, impassioned
vehemently - ANS-marked by intense force or emotion
Lumen - ANS-space within a tubular part or organ, such as the space within a blood
vessel
Befuddled - ANS-confused
diffident - ANS-shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
Lucid - ANS-easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
decubitus ulcer - ANS-bed sore
eschar - ANS-scab
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