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Glossary for Smoking

Abruptio Placentae: Placental bleeding usually late in a pregnancy.
Age-related macular degeneration: Deterioration of the central field of vision.
Aneurysm: Dangerous ballooning of a weakened area of an artery
Angina: A special type of chest pain.
Artery symptoms: Symptoms affecting the arteries (large blood vessels)
Asbestosis: Lung condition from asbestos exposure
Aspergillosis: Infection with a fungus called Aspergillus.
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
Bladder Cancer: Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder.
Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
Breathing difficulties: Various types of breathing difficulty (dyspnea).
Buerger's disease: Buergers's disease is a recurring inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet
Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
Cardiomyopathy: Any disease of the heart muscle
Cataracts: Cloudy areas on the eye's cornea interfering with vision.
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Hardening or blockage of arteries in the brain.
Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is malignant cancer of the cervix uteri or cervical area
Chronic Bronchitis: Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs.
Cluster headache: Headache that occurs periodically, with active periods interrupted by spontaneous remissions.
Colorectal cancer: Cancer of the colon (bowel) or rectum.
Coronary heart disease: Disease affecting the heart's arteries (narrowed arteries)
Cough: The noise produced from the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
Crohn's disease: Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system. It is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. The disease can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.
Deep vein thrombosis: Blood clot in vein, often in calf muscle vein in the leg.
Depressive disorders: Depression or its various related conditions.
Emphysema: Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is defined as an abnormal, permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction of their walls and without obvious fibrosis.
Eosinophilia: This is when there is an abnormal increase in the eosinophils in the blood
Esophagus Cancer: Cancer of the esophagus in the throat.
Familial emphysema: A rare genetic form of emphysema caused by a deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) which results in destruction of the elastin component of the lung structure. The disorder tends to run in families (familial).
Female infertility: Infertility that affects the female
Fertility symptoms: Fertility problems for men or women.
Flail Chest: The separation of a portion of the rib cage from the rest of the chest wall - usually due to trauma. The severity of the condition varies depending on the extent of the damage.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Repeated reflux of stomach acid into the throat.
Glaucoma: Glaucoma is the term for a diverse group of eye diseases, all of which involve progressive damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is usually, but not always, accompanied by high intraocular (internal) fluid pressure. Optic nerve damage produces certain characteristic visual field defects in the individual's peripheral (side), as well as central, vision.
Glossodynia: A rare condition where there is a burning sensation in the mouth and tongue.
Heart block: Failure of the heart's normal rhythm controls leading to arrhythmia
Heart disease: Any of various heart conditions.
Heart failure: Slow failure of the heart (cardiac insufficiency).
Heartburn: Pain from stomach acid coming back up the esophagus
Hoarse: Hoarseness or loss of voice
Hyperlipidaemia: An elevated amount of lipids in the blood of the body
Impotence: Inability to attain or sustain an erection.
Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Slowly growing fetus in the womb during pregnancy
Kidney Cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys
Larynx Cancer: Cancer of the voice box or nearby areas.
Low birth weight: When the weight of a new born baby is below average
Lung abscess: Pus (abscess) in the lung
Lung cancer: Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. Most lung tumors are malignant.
Lung damage: COPD is defined as the destruction of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and their walls and without obvious fibrosis.
Menopause: The end of female menstruation and fertility.
Mesothelioma: Type of lung cancer associated with asbestos.
Miscarriage: Loss of fetus without human interference
Mouth cancer: Any cancer that occurs in the mouth
Mouth conditions: Any condition that affects the mouth
Open-angle glaucoma: Vision damage from a slow chronic buildup of fluid pressure in the eye.
Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
Pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas
Peptic Ulcer: Ulcer on the lining of the stomach or duodenum
Peripheral vascular disease: Disease of arteries supplying the legs or sometimes arms
Pleural effusion: Fluid in the pleural spaces.
Pneumoconiosis: A lung disease caused by breathing in coal dust. It often occurs in people employed in the coal industry. Generally symptoms stop once the exposure ceases.
Pneumonia: Infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses or fungus.
Pneumothorax: Air in the pleural spaces around the lungs.
Polycythemia: Excess red blood cells in the blood
Pregnancy symptoms: Symptoms related to pregnancy.
Psychiatric disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
Psychological disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
Pulmonary embolism: Blocked lung blood vessel often from a blood clot.
Respiratory conditions: Any condition that affects the respiratory system
Small baby: Small size of newborn baby
Stillbirth: Where a woman delivers a child who is dead
Stomach cancer: Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: SIDS is a syndrome marked by the symptoms of sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year.
Superficial thrombophlebitis: Inflammation of a vein wall
Throat cancer: A malignancy in the throat
Thromboembolism: Lodgement of a blood clot causing blockage
Thrombosis: Blood clot occurring in a blood vessel
Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection causing nodules forming, most commonly in the lung.
Urinary symptoms: Symptoms affecting urination or related organs.
Vaginal bleeding: Bleeding in or from the vagina.
Wheezing: A whistling like continuous sound that is caused by the respiratory system
Youth risk behavior: Risky behaviors common in young people