Water pipe

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Water pipe
TermWater pipe
Short definitionwater pipe - (pronounced) (WAH-ter…) device for smoking a special type of tobacco that comes in different flavors. In a hookah, charcoal is used to heat the tobacco. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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water pipe - (pronounced) (WAH-ter…) device for smoking a special type of tobacco that comes in different flavors. In a hookah, charcoal is used to heat the tobacco. The smoke from the heated tobacco is cooled by passing it through a bowl filled with water. It is then inhaled through a flexible tube with a mouthpiece. Hookah tobacco contains nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and non-smokers. Hookah smoking can lead to nicotine addiction and cause many of the same health problems as cigarette smoking. Smoking hookah is no safer than smoking cigarettes. Also called hookah

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