| A | B |
|---|
| Oral | Refers to the mouth |
| Nicotine | Causes the addiction |
| Atherosclerosis | The build up of fat deposits on the inside walls of vessels. |
| Cancer | Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells |
| Malignant | Containing cancer cells |
| Benign | Non-cancerous |
| Chronic Bronchitis | AKA Smokers Cough |
| Cilia | Hairlike structures lining the breathing passages |
| Carcinogens | Substances known to cause cancer |
| Trachea | aka the windpipe |
| Alveoli | Air sacs of the lungs |
| Coronary | Referring to the heart |
| Leukoplakia | Pre-cancerous white patches found in the mouths of smokeless users |
| Hemoglobin | Transports the oxygen in the blood |
| Constrict | To narrow |
| Snuff | A form of smokeless tobacco |
| Surgeon General | Issues Health Warnings for the US Government |
| Remission | Absence of cancer symptoms |
| Chemotherapy | A treatment for cancer |
| Secondhand Smoke | The smoke coming from another person's cigarette |
| anoxia | a reduced oxygen level in the blood |
| mainstream smoke | The smoke exhaled by the smoker |
| sidestream smoke | The smoke coming from the lit end of the tobacco product |
| metastasize | to spread ( like a disease) |
