HESI A2 Practice - Elsevier Vocabulary 2026 eBook-226 Questions

• Exogenous - occurring or resulting from outside the body Example: The nurse explained that people with diabetes often need to receive exogenous forms of insulin because their bodies are unable to produce enough insulin.

• efface - to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix during labor

• ubiquitous - omnipresent, existing or being everywhere

• osmosis - process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from higher to lower concentration

• labile - apt or likely to change, changing quickly Example: Because the child's fever was very labile, the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive personnel to check the temp frequently.

• febrile - having or showing symptoms of a fever

• dynamic - energetic, lively

• insidious - dangerous, treacherous, so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time Example: The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been detected because its spread was so insidious.

• empathy - understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else

• anticipatory - showing anticipation, looking forward to

• ominous - threatening, menacing