Vocabulary Practice Test for the HESI® exam 2
Which word, meaning “to examine by touch,” fits best into this sentence? “The pediatrician ____ the young patient’s abdomen to see if she could discover what was causing the girl’s pain.”
Explanation:
In trying to diagnose the problem, it makes sense that the doctor would examine by touch, or palpate the patient’s abdomen. It does not make sense that the doctor would just think about her abdomen (ponder), estimate her abdomen (project), or maintain her abdomen (perpetuate).
The patient's file reveals that he has been having respiration issues. What activity is the patient having trouble with?
Explanation:
Being able to breathe is called respiration.
What is the closest definition of deficiency?
Explanation:
If there is a deficiency of some substance, that means that it is not present in sufficient quantities, meaning it is largely absent. There certainly is not plenty of the substance and this word has nothing to do with clarity or being powerful.
What is the closest definition of the word occlude?
Explanation:
The word “occlude” means to “block” or “obstruct.” In the medical field, it is often used in to reference parts of the circulatory system that have become congested with plaque.
What is the closest definition of biopsy?
Explanation:
When a biopsy is done, tissue is taken out of the body for further study or observation. It is not similar in meaning to any of the other choices.
What is the best way to define "predispose"?
Explanation:
To be susceptible or inclined to something is to be predisposed to it.
What is the closest definition of the word sinuous?
Explanation:
Supple and sinuous both involve bending. Being slender or thin is not a requirement of either word. Mischievous is an unrelated word, referring to playful behavior.
Which word means most nearly the same as the underlined word in this sentence? “During the bypass surgery, the surgeon had to locate the anterior veins first before she could reach the heart itself.”
Explanation:
The word anterior comes from the Latin ante, meaning before or nearer to the front, so frontal would be the best answer. Posterior comes from post or behind. Aft is “in the rear” or at the end, and exterior means “outside of something.” While the veins the surgeon is locating are outside of the heart, anterior and frontal are closer in meaning in this context.
What is the closest definition of diagnosis?
Explanation:
The word diagnosis is often used in the medical field to describe the explanation for a patient’s symptoms. It is more than a comment, and does not necessarily indicate a complication.
What is the closest definition of benign?
Explanation:
If something is benign, it is harmless. It may be painful, silent, or near something else, but these are not the definitions of the word.
Which word most nearly means enervate?
Explanation:
Enervate means to weaken or cause someone to feel drained of energy, weak, or tired. Debilitate has the closest meaning in making someone feel weak or infirm or lacking strength or stamina. Energize and fortify are really antonyms of enervate, and rectify means “to right a wrong,” which has nothing to do with causing weakness
What is the meaning of the word bifurcate?
Explanation:
Bifurcate means to divide. It has nothing to do with the other answer choices of shine, open, and smell.
To what does the word salpingo refer?
Explanation:
The word salpingo is used with other words in medicine to refer to something associated with a tube, usually the fallopian tubes. It is not used with reference to the spleen, an artery (blood vessel), or a bone.
What is the meaning of the word acute?
Explanation:
Acute refers to something that is quick in nature. An acute condition does not last over time the way a chronic condition does. It is usually not permanent and does not indicate something that is tempered (lessened in intensity).
What is the best definition of the word dichotomy?
Explanation:
A dichotomy is a division into two distinct parts. Truncation has several meanings, but all of them involve shortening or omitting something. Trepidation means fear and achievement involves a gain.
What part of the body is being visualized in a cystoscopy?
Explanation:
The root word, “cyst” means bladder or pouch and “-oscopy” means examination. This term is not used in connection with an examination of the vagina, abdomen, or knee.