passive smoker
Unwilling fume breather
A passive smoker is someone who inhales tobacco smoke from others' cigarettes without smoking themselves.
The term emphasizes the involuntary nature of the exposure: Passive smokers face elevated health risks despite never lighting up.
Also called secondhand smoker.
Malignant growth in chest
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- respiratory illnessSickness affecting breathing organs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
pneumonia · emphysema · COPD · stroke · low birth weight · SIDS · ear infections · wheezing
One who observes nearby
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- nonconsensualWithout voluntary agreement
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- defenselessWithout means to resist
vulnerable · unprotected · helpless · entrapped · nonsmoker · children · cohabiting · captive audience
Substances promoting tumor growth
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- tarFile bundling utility
- carbon monoxideToxic combustion byproduct gas
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
benzene · ammonia · hydrogen cyanide · arsenic · chemicals · pollutants · fine particles · PM2.5
Draw air in
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- residueMatter left behind
- enclosed spacesAreas with boundaries
ventilation · breathing · airborne · proximity · confined spaces · public spaces
lung cancer
Malignant growth in chest
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- respiratory illnessSickness affecting breathing organs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
bronchitis · pneumonia · emphysema · COPD · stroke · low birth weight · SIDS · ear infections · wheezing · coughing
bystander
One who observes nearby
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- nonconsensualWithout voluntary agreement
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
defenseless · vulnerable · unprotected · helpless · entrapped · nonsmoker · children · cohabiting · captive audience
carcinogens
Substances promoting tumor growth
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- tarFile bundling utility
- carbon monoxideToxic combustion byproduct gas
formaldehyde · benzene · ammonia · hydrogen cyanide · arsenic · chemicals · pollutants · fine particles · PM2.5 · nitrosamines
inhale
Draw air in
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- residueMatter left behind
enclosed spaces · ventilation · breathing · airborne · proximity · confined spaces · public spaces
- smoking statusnonsmoker, vaper, tobacco-free
passive smokersmoker
Tobacco habit holder
cigarette smoker · chain smoker · habitual smoker · heavy smoker · non-smoker
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