| A | B |
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| Allergy | A specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance. |
| Congestive Heart Failurre | When the heart gradually weakens to the point that it cannot maintain its regular pumping rate and force. |
| Diabetes | A chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert food into energy. |
| Mental Retardation | The below-average intellectual ability present from birth or early childhood and associated with difficulties in learning and social adaptation. |
| Stroke | When part of the brain does not receive blood flow and oxygen due to a blood vessel being blocked or bleeding in the brain. |
| Disability | Any physical or mental impairment that limits normal activities, including seeing, hearing, walking, or speaking. |
| Systolic Pressure | Pressure while the heart is beating |
| Angina Pectoris | Chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen. The most common cause is atherosclerosis. |
| Lymphomas | Cancers of the immune system. |
| Noncommunicable Disease | A disease that is not transmitted by another person, a vector, or from the environment. |
| Cholesterol | A fatty substance manufactured by the liver. Excessive amounts of cholesterol can be deposited in arteries including the arteries of the heart and can lead to heart disease. |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | A disease characterized by the debilitating destruction of the joints due to inflammation. |
| Metastasis | Spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body. |
| Type 2 Diabetes | The body can’t make enough insulin or it can’t use its insulin. It is found usually in people over 40 but is increasingly becoming a problem with the obese and inactive. |
| Heart Attack | When one or more blood vessels, carrying oxygen to heart is blocked causing that part of the heart to die. |
| Osteoarthritis | A disease of the joints in which cartilage breaks down. |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure. Blood pressure levels of 140/90 and higher is a concern. |
| CPR | Keeping oxygenated blood flowing to the heart and brain until normal heart action and breathing can be restorred. |
| CPR | Cardiorespiratory Resusiciation |
| Cancer | A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide out of control. |
| Cardiovascular Disease | A disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. |
| Asthma | An inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles become narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing. |
| Autoimmune System | A condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person’s own body. |
| Arthritis | A group of more than 100 different diseases that cause pain and loss of movement in the joints. |
| Diastolic Pressure | Pressure while the heart is resting in between beats. |
| Malignant | Cancerous; can spread throughout the body |
| Tumor | An abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body. |
| Blood Pressure | A measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls of blood vessels, particularly large arteries as it is pumped through the body. |
| Remission | A period of time when symptoms disappear. |
| Oncologist | A doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer. |
| American's with Disabilities Act | A law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in the workplace, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications. |
| Arrhythmia | Irregular heartbeats |
| Biopsy | The removal of a small piece of tissue for examination. |
| Bronchodiltoris | A type of medication taken with an inhaler that relaxes and widens respiratory passages to help individuals with asthma breathe better. |
| Type 1 Diabetes | Autoimmune Disease |
| Cardiac Arrest | The heart stops pumping blood to the brain and the body. |
| Histamines | Chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production in an area. |
| Immune System | A network of cells, tissues, organs and chemicals that fight pathogens. |
| Antimistine | Medications used to minimize or prevent an allergic reaction. |
