Smokeless tobacco

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Smokeless tobacco
TermSmokeless tobacco
Short definitionsmokeless tobacco - (pronounced) (SMOKE-les tuh-BA-koh) A type of tobacco that is not smoked or burned. It can be used as chewing tobacco or wet snuff, or inhaled through the nose as dry snuff. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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smokeless tobacco - (pronounced) (SMOKE-les tuh-BA-koh) A type of tobacco that is not smoked or burned. It can be used as chewing tobacco or wet snuff, or inhaled through the nose as dry snuff. Smokeless tobacco contains nicotine and many harmful, carcinogenic chemicals. Use can lead to nicotine addiction and cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus and pancreas. It can also cause heart disease, gum disease, and other health problems

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