Chewing tobacco
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| Term | Chewing tobacco |
| Short definition | chewing tobacco - (pronounced) (CHOO-ing tuh-BA-koh) type of smokeless tobacco made from dried tobacco leaves. It can be sweetened and flavored with licorice and other substances. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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chewing tobacco - (pronounced) (CHOO-ing tuh-BA-koh) type of smokeless tobacco made from dried tobacco leaves. It can be sweetened and flavored with licorice and other substances. It comes in the form of loose leaf tobacco, pellets or "bits" (leaf tobacco rolled into small pellets), plugs (leaf tobacco pressed and held together with some type of sweetener), or twists (leaf tobacco rolled into rope-like strands). and twisted). It is placed in the mouth, usually between the cheek and lower lip, and can be chewed. Chewing tobacco contains nicotine and many harmful, cancer-causing chemicals. Use can lead to nicotine addiction and cause cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and pancreas. Chewing tobacco use can also cause gum disease, heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. Also called spit tobacco
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