Health Effects of Alcohol
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. obesity
A. Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
2. heart failure
B. Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
3. brain damage
C. The state of being unable to produce offspring
4. gastritis
D. Having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
5. cancer
E. A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders
6. infertility
F. More than average fatness
7. anxiety
G. Using force to hurt someone
8. depression
H. Serious disease where cells grow out of control
9. violence
I. Being unable to stop using something harmful
10. suicide
J. The end of life
11. aggressive
K. A person who kills himself intentionally
12. death
L. A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
13. stroke
M. Inflammation of the ___
14. memory loss
N. Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
15. pancreatitis
O. Injury to the ___ that impairs its functions
16. poison
P. Partial or total ___ of ___
17. coma
Q. Inability of the ___ to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
18. osteoporosis
R. Inflammation of the lining of the stomach
19. dementia
S. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads
20. addiction
T. Feeling of deep sadness that lasts a long time