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pe ch 2 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| medical screening | a basic assessment of a person’s overall health and personal fitness |
| obesity | a medical condition in which a person’s ratio of body fat to lean muscle mass is excessively high |
| chronic disease | a disease that is ongoing |
| asthma | a disease in which the small airways of the lungs become narrowed, making it difficult to breathe |
| hernia | a condition that occurs when muscle fibers from the intestine protrude through the wall of the abdomen |
| medical history | a record of past health problems and illnesses |
| fluid balance | the body’s ability to balance the amounts of fluid taken in with the amounts lost through perspiration or excretion |
| dehydration | body fluid loss |
| heat cramps | muscle spasms resulting from the loss of large amounts of salt and water through perspiration |
| heat exhaustion | an overheating of the body resulting in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock |
| heat stroke | a condition in which the body can no longer rid itself of excessive heat through perspiration |
| acclimatization | the process of allowing the body to adapt slowly to weather conditions |
| rehydrate | to restore lost water |
| heat stress index | a scientific measure of the combined effects of heat and humidity on the body |
| hypothermia | a condition in which the body temperature drops below normal |
| frostbite | damage to body tissue that results from freezing |
| wind-chill factor | the combined influence of wind and temperature on the body |
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