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Monday, August 26, 2013

Vocabulary #2

Obesity- The condition of being grossly fat or overweight.

Accumulate- Gather together or acquire and increasing number or quantity.

Mass- A coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape, the majority of.

Disease- A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant especially one that produces one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.

Diet- The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.

Prevalence- The fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness.

Stigma- A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

Preventable- Capable of being prevented; conscious of preventable human suffering.

Adolescent- (of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.

Cardiovascular- Of or relating to the heart and blood vessels.

Excessive- More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

Mechanism- A system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery. A natural or established process by which something take place or is brought about.

Sedentary- (of a person) Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.

Syndrome- A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characherized by a set of associated symptoms.

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