12 Terms
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Weight loss
Bariatrics
Fitness; Weight loss
A field of medicine encompassing the study of overweight and its causes, prevention, and treatment.
Arthritis
Fitness; Weight loss
Inflammation of a joint. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, warmth, swelling, redness and pain. There are over 100 types of arthritis. (see osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ...
Asthma
Fitness; Weight loss
A common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (bronchi) makes them swell, narrowing the airways. Asthma involves only the bronchial tubes and does not affect the air sacs ...
Atelectasis
Fitness; Weight loss
Incomplete expansion of the lung. This is very common after abdominal surgery and is one of the most common sources of fever in the immediate postoperative period.
Atherosclerosis
Fitness; Weight loss
An accumulation of deposits of fat and fibrous tissue, called plaques, within the walls of arteries that can narrow the arteries and reduce blood flow.
Atkins diet
Fitness; Weight loss
A high- protein, high- fat, low- carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularised by Dr. Robert C. Atkins that allows for unrestricted amounts of meat, cheese and eggs while severely restricting ...
