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LCE Science
Ch 5 : Fighting Disease Sec 4 : Non-Infectious Disease
Term | Definition |
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noninfectious diseases | are diseases that are not caused by pathogens in the body |
allergy | is a disorder in which the immune system is overly sensitive to a foreign substance-something not normally found in the body |
allergen | a substance that causes an allergy |
histamine | a chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy |
asthma | a disorder in which the respiratory passages narrow significantly |
insulin | a chemical produced in the pancreas that enables the body's cells to take in glucose from the blood and use it for energy |
diabetes | a condition in which the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin or the body's cells cannot use it properly |
tumor | an abnormal tissue mass that results from the rapid division of cells |
carcinogen | a substance or a factor in the environment that can cause cancer |