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| a disease that is not transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment |
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| cardiovacular disease (CVD) |
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| a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels |
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| the process in which plaques accumulate on artery walls |
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| chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen |
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| uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells |
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| an abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body |
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| the spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body |
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| a cancer-causing substance |
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| the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination |
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| a period of time when symptoms disappear |
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| a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance |
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| chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production in an area |
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| an inflammatory condition in which the small airways in the lungs become narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing |
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| a chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert food into energy |
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| a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's own body |
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| a group of more than 100 different diseases that cause pain and loss of movement in the joints |
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| a disease of the joints in which cartilage breaks down |
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| a disease characterized by the debilitating destruction of the joints due to inflammation |
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| any physical or mental impairment that limits normal activities, including seeing, hearing, walking, or speaking |
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| a hearing loss so severe that a person affected cannot benefit from mechanical amplification, such as a hearing aid |
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| the below-average intellectual ability present from birth or early childhood and associated with difficulties in learning and social adaption |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| a law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in the workplace, transportation, public accomodations, and telecommunications |
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