Across
- 3. an excess of this can put you at risk for an NCD
- 6. affects the way body cells convert sugar into energy
- 7. small airways in lungs become narrowed
- 10. increases risk of dying from an NCD
- 12. affects the heart or blood vessels
- 13. the spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body
- 14. noncancerous
- 15. cancer-causing substance
- 17. involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart
- 19. abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body
- 20. a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death
- 24. cancerous
- 25. a type of inflammation in the nose which occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air
- 26. a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance
Down
- 1. when the heart is unable to pump blood sufficiently to meet the body's needs
- 2. lack of this puts you at risk of an NCD
- 4. a condition in which the immune system attacks itself
- 5. when cancer is either gone or under control and symptoms disappear
- 8. increases risk of dying from an NCD
- 9. when the heart rate exceeds normal resting rate
- 11. due to wear-and-tear of joint cartilages as age progresses
- 16. diseases not transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment
- 18. causes pain and loss of movement in the joints
- 21. a law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities
- 22. the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination
- 23. uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells