| A | B |
|---|
| Arthritis | painfull inflammation and swelling of joints |
| Alzheimer's disease | the common form of dementia among older people |
| Emphysema | gradual deterioration of the lungs caused by smoking; alveoli lose elasticity and may tear, resulting in a loss of lung capacity. |
| Asthma | periods of difficult breathing, or inability to breathe |
| Chronic Bronchitis | recurring irritation of lungs |
| Cancer | the abnormal and uncontrolled growth and spread of your own body cells-cells no lonnger function properly. |
| Tumors | swelling or mass formed when cells that normally cooperate in performing a useful function no longer cooperate |
| Benign | non-cancerous; usually grows slowly |
| Malignant | Cancerous |
| Metastasize | the spreading of the cancer cells |
| PAP smear | extracting and analyzing cells from the cervix |
| Biopsy | a sample of living tissue which is tested for malignant cells |
| CAT scan | painless and noninvasive; uses x-rays that rotate completely around the patient to take cross-sectional images |
| Chemotherapy | treatment with chemical agents |
| Radiation | treatment using x-rays r gamma rays to stop malignant cells from reproducing |
| Surgery | treatment by operating and removing tissue from affected area |
| Lymphoma | cancer of the lymphatic system |
| Melanoma | deadly form of skin cancer, can spread to other area of body |
| Sarcoma | cancer in soft tissues, including cartilage, muscle, and fat, as well as in the bones |
| Carcinoma | tumors that are firm and irregular, usually develop in the skin, large intestine, stomach, lungs prostate, cervix, or breast |
| Leukemia | cancer of blood forming tissues including bone marrow and the lymphatic system |
| Asymmetry | a line through the middle would not create matching halves |
| Angina Pectoris | pain that occurs in the chest, but may also occur in the arms, shoulders, or back. |
| Atherosclerosis | fat deposits in the arteries |
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the ateries |
| Ballon Angioplasty | proceedure used to widen narrowed arteries |
| EKG | an instrument that records the electrical currents of the heart |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Myocardial Infarction | heart attack |
| Stent | a narrow device placed into the blood vessel for support in keeping the walls opened for blood flow |
| Stroke | occurs when part of the brain does not receive enough blood and stops working due to lack of oxygen |
| Thrombus | a clot |
| Diabetes | is a disease in which the blood glucose levels are above normal |
