| ADD/ADHD |
Attention deficit disorder / attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli. |
| Aging |
The gradual changes in the structure and function of humans and animals that occur with the passage of time, that do not result from disease or other gross accidents. |
| Alcoholism |
Also known as "alcohol dependence," is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems. |
| Anxiety |
A feeling of apprehension or fear that lingers. The source for this is not always known or recognized which adds to the distress. |
| Athlete's foot |
A common fungal infection of the foot. The fungus lives in the outer layers of the skin and causes infections of different types. |
| Birth control |
Any method which prevents pregnancy to occur, such as; birth control pill, injections, vaginal ring, skin patch, IUD, diaphragm, shields, condoms, caps, spermacides. |
| Body fat |
Your overall weight is a combination of your lean body mass and your fat mass. For health, the important thing isn't how much you weigh, but how much is fat weight. |
| Bone density |
The amount of bone tissue in a certain volume of bone. It can be measured by using a special X-ray called a quantitative computed tomogram. |
| Breast feeding |
Feeding human breast-milk to provide for the nutritional needs of infants. |
| Circumcision |
Removal of the prepuce of the foreskin, which is the skin that covers the tip of the penis. A 5-10 minute procedure usually done during first week after birth. |
| Conception |
The onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of the blastocyst, the formation of a viable zygote (a single diploid cell). |
| Contraception |
The prevention of conception or impregnation. |
| Drug Abuse |
Drug use interferes with normal brain functioning creating powerful feelings effecting brain metabolism and activity. Abuse turns into addiction, a chronic, relapsing illness. |
| Eating Disorders |
Involving serious disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme and unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe overeating, distress about body shape or weight. |
| Estrogen |
A group of female hormones that are responsible for the development of breasts and other secondary sex characteristics in women, partly produced by the ovaries. |
| Exercise |
Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state. Practicing training or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, discipline, etc. |
| Fatigue |
A feeling of lack of energy, weariness or tiredness. |
| Fertility |
The capacity to conceive or induce conception and thus generate offspring. |
| Food poisoning |
Common type is Botulism; occurs when a person ingests pre-formed toxin that leads to illness within a few hours to days. Vision and Muscle problems will occur. |
| Genetic disorders |
Cells can sometimes contain changes or variants in the information in their genes (gene mutation) and sometimes cause illnesses. Mutated genes may be passed on. |
| Genital herpes |
An infection caused by the herpes simplex virus or HSV type 2 causing symptoms of itching or burning feeling in the genital or anal area, pain, and vaginal discharge. |
| Grieving |
The expression of sorrow, pain, anguish, distress, lament; to mourn the loss of a loved one. |
| Guilt |
Subjective feeling of having committed an error, offense or sin; unpleasant feeling of self-criticism that may be contrary to one's personal conscience. |
| Hormones |
Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. Initial origin from endocrine glands into bloodstream. |
| Hot flashes |
A sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominately experienced by some women during menopause (cessation of menstruation in the human female). |
| Hysterectomy |
The operation of excising (removing) the uterus, performed either through the abdominal wall or through the vagina. |
| Incest |
Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child is a form of child abuse. |
| Infertility |
The inability of a couple to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Barren; Inability to conceive; Unable to get pregnant. |
| Lead poisoning |
An environmental hazard from a lead containing component, capable of causing brain damage. |
| Malnutrition |
Faulty or inadequate nutrition- under nourishment of substances used to feed or sustain life and growth of an organism. |
| Mercury poisoning |
An ingestion of mercury or mercury compounds, which are toxic in relation to their ability to produce mercuric ions and may be very hazardess. |
| Motion sickness |
A disturbance of the inner ear that is caused by repeated motion (such as sea sickness, car sickness). |
| Obesity |
Fat or Obesity, is different than being overweight. An individual is considered obese when weight is 20% (25% in women) or more over the max. desirable for their height. |
| Paralysis |
Loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism (processes). |
| Plaque and tartar |
Plaque is a combination of food left in mouth after eating and bacteria which live in the mouth. Tartar (calculus) is a calcium salt concentration which forms on your teeth. |
| Pregnancy |
A baby is growing inside your uterus (womb). A full pregnancy is 40 weeks long. Pregnancy cause many changes in your body. |
| Root canal |
The portion of the pulp cavity inside the root of a tooth; the chamber within the root of the tooth that contains the pulp. Treatment of disease and injuries of the pulp. |
| Sea sickness |
A form of motion sickness ( disturbance of the inner ear) caused by the motion of a floating platform, such as a ship, boat, or raft. |
| Sexual addiction |
A preoccupation; continual fantasies about sexual prospects and situations with a compulsion and ritualization of sexual activity resulting in despair and other problems. |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
There are three types of STD's, bacterial, viral and bugs that are spread by intimate bodily contact. |
| SIDS |
Sudden infant death syndrome (Crib death), is the unexpected, sudden death of any infant or child under one year old in which an autopsy does not explain death cause. |
| Sperm counts |
The number of sperm in the ejaculate (per millileter = known as the sperm concentration or sperm density). |
| Stress |
A feeling of tension, strain, or anxiousness that can be caused by many different things. Too much stress can cause many physical (body) or emotional (mood) changes. |
| Tendonitis |
Inflammation ( irritation or swelling) of a tendon (a fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone). |
| Ulcers |
An open sore ( where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised) in a body surface. |
| Vasectomy |
A surgical sterilization procedure performed in males where a segment of the vas deferens (the excretory duct of the testes that conveys sperm) is removed. |
| Weight gain |
Taking in more calories than one use causes weight gain. One pound of muscle equals about 3,500 calories. One pound of fat equals about 2,500 calories. |
| Weight loss |
Weight loss occurs when one takes in less calories then one uses. One pound of muscle equals about 3,500 calories. One pound of fat equals about 2,500 calories. |
