VOCABULARY #2

Obesity - n. The condition of being very fat or overweight.
The class talked about obesity and its health problems.
Accumulate - v. To gather into a heap, mass, cover, ect.
Snow accumulated in the driveway.
Mass - n. A coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
A mass of curly hair.
Disease - n. A disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poison, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
He had not been complaining of ill health, but no doubt died of heart disease.
Diet - n. Such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight.
No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
Prevalence - adj. Widespread; of wide extent or occurrence.
The prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
Stigma - n. A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
To be a non reader carries a social stigma.
Prevent(able) - v. To keep from occurring; avert; hinder
He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
Adolescent - adj. Growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful
Hay and Meldrum analyzed survey answers from 426 adolescents with an average age of 15.
Cardiovascular - adj. Of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels
But researchers have yet to discover the pathway by which smog impacts the cardiovascular system.
Excessive - adj. Going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree.
Some neighbors said they considered the police reinforcements excessive.
Mechanism - n. An assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
The chemical mechanism that controls a plant's response to short or long nights is complex, but the logic is simple.
Sedentary - adj. Accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
Though they appear sedentary, sea stars move around on tiny, tubular feet.
Predispose - v. To dispose beforehand
Maybe getting cold and damp does not predispose people to catch a cold.
Syndrome - n. A group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
Irritable bowel syndrome may be a lifelong condition.