Chapter 11 Vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Carbon Monoxide | A gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream. |
| Carcinogen | Any chemical agent that causes cancer. |
| Emphysema | A respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli because they become blocked or lose their elasticity. |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke (Secondhand Smoke) | A combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke. |
| Mainstream Smoke | Smoke that is inhaled through a cigarette and then exhaled by a cigarette smoker. |
| Nicotine | The highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products, |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) | Forms of medicine that delivers small amounts of nicotine to the body to help a person quit using tobacco. |
| Sidestream Smoke | Smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. |
| Tar | A sticky, black, substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens. |
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