Hesi A*2

12. Select the word that means "take into the body.'' A. congest B. ingest C. collapsed D. new

A.

7. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence: The [occluded] artery posed a significant threat to the long-term health of the patient. A. closed B. deformed C. enlarged D. engorged

A. closed

1. What is the meaning of the word prognosis? A. forecast B. description C. outline D. schedule

A. forecast

11. What is the best description for the word insidious? A. stealthy B. deadly C. collapsed D. new

A. stealthy

4. Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: Jerry held out hope for recovery, in spite of the [ominous] results from the lab. A. threatening B. emboldening C. destructive D. insightful

A. threatening

6. Select the word that means ''water loving.'' A. homologous B. hydrophilia C. dipsomaniac D. hydrated

B. hydrophilia

10. Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: It is [vital] for the victim of a serious accident to receive medical attention immediately. A. recommend B. discouraged C. essential D. sufficient

C. essential

3. What is the best definition for the word abstain? A. offend B. refrain C. to refrain from D. defenstrate

C. to refrain from

2. What is the name for any substance that stimulates the production of antibodies? A. collagen B. lymph C. hemoglobin D. antigen

D. antigen

8. What is the best description for the word potent? A. frantic B. determined C.feverish D. powerful

D. powerful

5. What is the meaning of the word incidence? A. random events B. sterility C. autonomy D. rate of occurrence

D. rate of occurence

9. Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The doctors were less concerned with Bill's respiration than with the [precipitous] rise in his blood pressure. A. detached B. sordid C. encompassed D. steep

D. steep