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Vocabulary 2
Smoking
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Health Care
9th Grade
08/26/2014

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Term
Nicotine
Definition
A stimulant drug found in tobacco products, including cigarettes and chewing gum
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Tobacco
Definition
A plant that contains nicotine
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Clove Cigarette
Definition
A cigarette that has a mixture of ground cloves and tobacco
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Eugenol
Definition
A chemical that numbs the back of the throat and reduces the ability to cough
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Smokeless Tobacco
Definition
Tobacco that is chewed or snorted but not smoked
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Chewing Tobacco
Definition
A tobacco product made from chopped tobacco leaves that are placed between the gums and cheek
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Snuff
Definition
A tobacco product made from powdered tobacco leaves and stems that is snorted or placed between the gums and cheek
Term
Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome
Definition
The body's reaction to quitting tobacco products
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Carcinogen
Definition
A chemical that is known to cause cancer
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Tar
Definition
A sticky, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned
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Carbon Monoxide
Definition
An odorless, tasteless gas
Term
Asthma
Definition
A condition in which the bronchial tubes become inflamed and constrict, making breathing difficult
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Definition
A disease that interferes with breathing
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Emphysema
Definition
A condition in which the alveoli lost most of their ability to function
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Heart Attack
Definition
The death of cardiac muscle caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart
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Aortic Aneurysm
Definition
A bulging in the aorta
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Secondhand Smoke
Definition
Exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Definition
Exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke
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Sidestream Smoke
Definition
Smoke that enters the air from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe
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Mainstream Smoke
Definition
Smoke inhaled into smokers mouth/lungs
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Group A Carcinogen
Definition
Substance that causes cancer in humans
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Leukoplakia
Definition
Abnormal cells in the mouth that appear as white patches of tissue
Term
Nicotine Patch
Definition
Patch worn on skin of upper body/arm that releases nicotine slowly into the bloodstream
Term
Nicotine Chewing Gum
Definition
Chewing gum that releases nicotine when chewed
Term
Tobacco Cessation Program
Definition
Program to help a person stop smoking/using smokeless tobacco
Term
Lung Cancer
Definition
Kills more people than any other type of cancer
Term
Bronchitis
Definition
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes ~ COPD
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Emphysema
Definition
Alveoli loses most of its function ~ COPD
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Smoking Causes:
Definition
Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Attack
Aortic Aneurysm
Gum Disease
Tooth Loss
Supporting Gun Tissue Loss
Term
400,000
Definition
How many people die of smoking per year?
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