Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Blood Alcohol Content, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, List Of Greyhawk Characters
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Alcohol: the intoxicating ingredient in fermented or distilled beverages; a colourless, pungent liquid. One drink: the amount of a beverage that typically contains 13. 6 grams of alcohol; also called a standard drink. Metabolism: the chemical transformation of food and other substances in the body into energy and wastes. Blood alcohol concentration (bac): the amount of alcohol in the blood in terms of weight per unit volume; used as a measure of intoxication. Cirrhosis: a disease in which the liver is severely damaged by alcohol, other toxins, or infection. Cardiac myopathy: weakening of the heart muscle through disease. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas): a characteristic group of birth defects caused by alcohol consumption by the mother, including facial deformities, heart defects, and physical and mental disabilities. Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (arnd): cognitive and behavioural problems seen in people whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy.