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semster 1
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Health Care
10th Grade
12/20/2010

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Term
noncommunicable diseases
Definition
diseases that are not transmitted through contact with other
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cardiovascular diseases
Definition
diseases of the heart and blood vessels
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hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure
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arteriosclerosis
Definition
condition which the walls of arteries become thick and lose their elasticity
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atherosclerosis
Definition
form of arteriosclerosis
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angina pectoris
Definition
pain and tightness or pressure in the chest
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fibrillation
Definition
rhythmic disturbance that occurs when the muscle fibers of heart contract in an uncoordinated manner
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stroke
Definition
occurs when blood supply to part of brain is cut off, result, nerve cells in that part of brain cannot function
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electrocardiogram
Definition
produces graph of the electrical activity of heart
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phonocardiography
Definition
involves placing microphone on persons chest to record heart sounds and signals, transferring from photography to graph paper
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coronary angiography
Definition
procedure thats used to help evaluate the extent of coroanry aterty disease, uses catheter
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fluoroscope
Definition
like xray machine, but gives moving image instead of still photograph
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balloon angioplasty
Definition
threads balloon tipped catheter through body to site of blockage
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coronary bypass surgery
Definition
creates detours around obstructed or narrowed coronary arteries so blood can reach the heart
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cancer
Definition
constitute abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth
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tumor
Definition
mass of tissue
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benign
Definition
noncancerous
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malignant
Definition
cancerous
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mestasis
Definition
process of cancer cells spreading
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biopsy
Definition
removal of small amount of tissue thats examined
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melanoma
Definition
skin cancer
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chemotherapy
Definition
use of anticancer medications in treatment of cancer
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diabetes
Definition
chronic disease that affects way body cells convert food into energy
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glucose
Definition
sugar carbohydrates are changed into
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insulin
Definition
hormone produced in pancreas
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type 1 diabetes
Definition
occurs most often before age of 15
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type 1 diabetes
Definition
occurs most often before age of 15
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type 1 diabetes
Definition
occurs most often before age of 15
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type 2 diabetes
Definition
occurs usually in adults over 40
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arthritis
Definition
inflammation of joint
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rheumation arthritis
Definition
most serious type of arthritis and is mainly destructive and disabling inflammation of the joints
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osteoarthritis
Definition
most common type of arthritis, affecting about 16 million people
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