| A | B |
|---|
| cardiovascular | related to the heart and blood vessels |
| hypertension | pressure in the blood vessels remains above normal |
| atherosclerosis | fatty deposits on blood vessel walls |
| heart attack | an area of the heart dies due to a lack of blood flow |
| stroke | brain cell damage due a blocked blood vessel |
| blood pressure | force of blood against the artery walls |
| metastasize | cancer cells have spread to more than one body area |
| biopsy | surgically removing and testing a small sample of cells |
| carcinogen | any substance which can cause cancer |
| chemotherapy | powerful drugs which kill cancer cells |
| malignant | cells that test positive for being cancer |
| mammogram | x-rays used to detect breast cancer |
