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ch 26 Flashcards

1
Q

a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels

A

cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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2
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high blood pressure

A

hypertension

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3
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the process in which plaques accumulate on artery wals

A

atheroscerosis

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4
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chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen

A

angina pectoris

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5
Q

irregular hearbeats

A

arrhythmias

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6
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damage to the heart muscle caused by a reduced or blocked blood supply, usually because of atherosclerosis

A

heart attack

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7
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uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells

A

cancer

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8
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an abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body

A

tumor

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9
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noncancerous

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benign

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10
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cancerous

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malignant

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11
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the spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body

A

metastasis

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12
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cancers of the immune system

A

lymphomas

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13
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blood-forming organs

A

leukemias

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14
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cancers of the glands and body linings, including the skin and the linings of the digestive tract and lungs

A

caracinomas

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15
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cancers of connective tissue, including bones, ligamets, and muscle

A

sarcomas

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16
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a cancer-causing susbtance

A

carcinogen

17
Q

the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination

A

biopsy

18
Q

removes some or all of the cancerous masses from the body

A

surgery

19
Q

aims rays from radioactive substances at cancerous cells; kills the cells and shrinks the cancerous mass

A

radiation therapy

20
Q

uses chemicals to destroy cancer cels

A

chemotherapy

21
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activates a person’s imune system to recognize specific cancers and destroy them

A

immunotherapy

22
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involves using medicines that interfere with the production of hormone; this treatment kills cancer or slows the growth

A

hormone therapy

23
Q

a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance

A

allergy

24
Q

chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production in an area

A

histamnes

25
Q

an inflammatory condition in which the small airways in the lungs become narrowed causing difficulty in breathing

A

asthma

26
Q

a chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert food into energy

A

diabetes

27
Q

a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person’s own body

A

autoimmune disease

28
Q

a group of more than 100 different diseases that cause pain and loss of movement in the joints

A

arthritis

29
Q

a disease of the joints in which cartilage breaks down

A

osteoarthitis

30
Q

a disease characterized by the debilitating destruction of the joints due to inflammation

A

rheumatoid arthritis

31
Q

a disease that is not transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment

A

noncommunicable disease

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