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A

Allergies - response of the body to a specific stimulus (usually takes the form of rashes and breathlessness) 

Anemia - disease related to the lack of red blood cells in the body

Asbestosis - a disease caused by asbestos particles and affects the breathing passage

B

Bronchus - the pipeway leading down to the lungs which is diverted away from the windpipe

C

Carbon Monoxide - a toxic colorless gas released by car exhausts

Carcinogen - a material that has the capability of causing cancer

Cardiovascular - related to the functions of the heart

Cell Inhibition - happens when the particular protein is deactivated

Communicable - a contagious disease

Cytoplasmic organelles - parts of the cell that are found in the cytoplasm (vacuole)

E

Emphysema - a disease caused by smoking, patient cannot breathe properly

F

Fossil Fuels - they are coal, oil and natural gas

Free-Radical - one of the causes of cancer

G

Gamma Rays - radioactive waves that contain gamma particles and can pass through most materials

Genetics - the study of genomes and their relation to human activity

H

Hormones - chemical substances released in minute quantities by the endocrine glands

Hydrogen Cyanide - a extremely toxic chemical that kills immediately if consumed in the required amount

L

Low Density Lipids - a form of fats which is harmful to the body

Lymph Nodes - makes up part of the body's defenses

M

Mediastinum - part of the lung

Mesothelioma - another disease of the lug caused by asbestos dust

Mitosis - the process of cell division

Mutagenic - the ability to cause mutation in the cells

N

Nucleus - 'brain' of the cell; conducts all the cell activities

P

Particles - small amount of molecules tightly bonded together in clumps

Pathogens - disease causing organisms

Proteins - basic building block of muscles, bones and the body 

R

Radioactive - containing radiation

T

Tuberculosis - another disease of the lung; can be caused by smoking, stress or by genetic faults 

W

Wheezing - the sound one makes when he is finding it hard to breathes; occurs usually during asthma

X

X-rays - radioactive rays that is used to photograph substances that cannot be seen by normal photographs 

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