Smoking

Introduction: Smoking

Description of Smoking

Smoking (medical condition): The smoking of cigarettes.

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Smoking:
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Smoking: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Smoking: to inhale and exhale the smoke produced by the combustion of a substance.
Source: Diseases Database

Smoking: to inhale and exhale the smoke produced by the combustion of a substance.
Source: CRISP

Smoking: Inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or something similar to tobacco.
Source: MeSH 2007

Smoking as a Disease

Smoking (medical condition): See Smoking (disease information).
  »Introduction: Smoking
  »Symptoms of Smoking
  »Treatments for Smoking

Smoking: Related Diseases

Smoking: Smoking is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Respiratory conditions
• Youth risk behavior

More information on medical condition: Smoking:

• Information about Smoking
• Basic Summary for Smoking
• Symptoms of Smoking
• Complications of Smoking
• Treatments for Smoking

Smoking: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Smoking:

• chronic bronchitis
• COPD
• emphysema
• asthma
• aspergillosis
• tuberculosis
• lung abscess
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• flail chest
• lung collase
• lung fibrosis
• pneumoconiosis
• pneumonia

Terms associated with Smoking:

Terms Similar to Smoking:

• Tobacco smoking
• Cigarettes

Source: Diseases Database

• smoke

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Tobacco Smoke Pollution
• Tobacco Use Disorder

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Smoking:

• Marijuana Smoking

Source - MeSH 2007

• puffing

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Smoking

• Habits

Source - MeSH 2007

• drug administration route

Source - CRISP

• breathing
• external respiration
• respiration
• ventilation

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Smoking can be used for:

• cigarette smoking
• smoking hashish
• smoking marijuana
• smoking tobacco

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Smoking:

• inhalation drug abuse
• passive smoking
• tobacco abuse

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Smoking

The following list attempts to classify Smoking into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• breathing,external respiration,respiration,ventilation
• activity,bodily function,bodily process,body process
• biological process,organic process
• process
• phenomenon

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavior
    • Habits
      • Smoking

External links related to: Smoking

• Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (Cochrane Review)
• Antidepressants for smoking cessation (Cochrane Review)
• COCHRANE TOBACCO ADDICTION GROUP abstracts
• Nicotine Dependence
• Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Smokeless Tobacco Lesions : Article by Jacqueline Dolev, MD
• Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (Cochrane Review)
• Impact of tobacco advertising and promotion on increasing adolescent smoking behaviours (Cochrane Review)
• School-based programmes for preventing smoking (Cochrane Review)
• Physician advice for smoking cessation (Cochrane Review)
• Acupuncture for smoking cessation (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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