HESI A2 -VOCABULARY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM

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HESI A2 -VOCABULARY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM

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Question 1: Precautions

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the act of taking care in advance; refers to measures taken in advance in order to prevent harm

Question 2: Restrict

Answer:

to confine something or someone within specific limitations or boundaries

Question 3: Discrete

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a separate entity; unique and separate from other things

Question 4: Exogenous

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the growth from superficial or shallow tissue; refers to conditions caused by factors that are external to an organism

Question 5: Abstain

Answer:

the deliberate effort to refrain from an action, such as drinking alcohol or eating junk food

Question 6: Posterior

Answer:

related to the rear/back position

Question 7: Priority

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the state of being before; coming first in order of date or position; a preferential rating

Question 8: Overt

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something that is openly displayed or obvious

Question 9: Musculoskeletal

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concerning the connections of the muscle and the skeleton

Question 10: Hygiene

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the science of health-inducing practices; the condition or practice of activities that can maintain physical health

Question 11: Potential

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having the possibility of becoming a reality

Question 12: Contour

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the line that represents the shape of a curvy figure

Question 13: Ominous

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exhibiting an omen; refers to something evil or disatrous that appears likely to occur

Question 14: Comply

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to carry out the wishes of another person; to preform in the manner prescribed by law

Question 15: Pathology

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the study of diseases

Question 16: Invasive

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tending to spread or infringe upon something; may also refer to something that will enter the human body

Question 17: Diameter

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the length of a line that passes through the body of an object

Question 18: Adhere

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the process of binding one thing to another using glue, tape, or another agent; refers to the action of maintaining loyalty or support

Question 19: Flushed

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blushing or an area of the body that becomes reddened

Question 20: Diagnosis

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determining the dysfunction/disease

Question 21: Endogenous

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the growth from a deep tissue; refers to conditions that arise from factors that are internal to an organism

Question 22: Fatal

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something that may cause death; relating to fate or proceeding in a manner that follows a fixed sequence of events

Question 23: Excess

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surpassing usual limitations; unnecessary indulgence

Question 24: Incidence

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the arrival of something at a surface; something that occurs or affects something else

Question 25: Impending

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hanging overhead threateningly; bound to occur in the near future

Question 26: Resperation

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the action of breathing in and out of air

Question 27: Complications

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a factor that presents a degree of difficulty; may also refer to a secondary disease or condition

Question 28: Lethargic

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sluggish, indifferent, apathetic