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Urbanization
The shift of the population from rural to city areas.
Automation
The process of making devices do things automatically.
Health
Physical - social - mental well-being.
Health status
The current state of one's health.
Heredity
The sum of all traits passed on from parents to children.
Fatigue
A condition of weakened physical or mental ability.
Pulse rate
The speed at which the heart beats.
Obese
A condition characterized by a severe amount of excess fatty tissue.
Artery
A blood vessel which carries blood from the heart to parts of the body.
Genes
The units of heredity that are carried in each cell.
Heart attack
An acute condition in which the flow of blood to parts of the heart is blocked.
Mental health
The part of health that has to do with a person's thoughts and feelings.
Physical health
The portion of health that pertains to a person's anatomy.
Self-concept
All the ideas and feelings people have about themselves
Social health
A person's generalized psychological state averaged throughout their environment.
Stroke
An acute condition in which the blood flow to part of the brain is cut off
Traits
The inherited characteristics of a person - eye color - hair color etc.
Sphygmomanometer
The instrument used to measure blood pressure.
Stethoscope
An instrument used to listen to sounds produced by the body
Hypochondriac
One who suffers from imaginary physical ailments
Coma
A physical condition in which a person is incapable of attaining consciousness.
Inhibitions
Personal value judgements in certain social situations.
Alcoholism
A disease in which the body goes through an abnormal reaction in the process of removing the alcohol from its system.
Depressant
A drug that slows the functions of the body.
Peer pressure
Influence from other people your age
Cirrhosis
A disease of the liver caused by the excessive use of alcohol
Stimulant
A drug that speeds up the functions of the body
Addict
A person that is affected by a narcotic drug which will induce withdrawal symptoms when the drug is no longer taken.
Overdose
A condition reached when a person is harmfully affected by too much of a drug.
First aid
The immediate temporary care given an injured person
Fracture
A broken bone
Tourniquet
The last resort method to stop bleeding
CPR
The method of manually, artificially maintaining an ill or injured person's respiration and/or pulse.
Frostbite
Freezing a part of the body
Heat stroke
Red or flushed - hot - dry skin and high body temperature may indicate this
Tetanus
A serious infection often associated with a puncture wound.
Third-degree
A deep burn that goes all the way through the skin
Pressure point
Where pressure is applied to control bleeding
Splint
A device used to immobilize an injured part when a fracture is suspected
Sprain
An injury to a joint ligament or muscle in the region of a joint
Strain
An injury from overstretching a muscle
Antidote
Something that acts against the effects of a poison