Medical Dictionary

secondhand smoke

noun sec·ond·hand smoke \ˌsek-ən(d)-ˌhan(d)-\

Medical Definition of SECONDHAND SMOKE

:  tobacco smoke that is exhaled by a smoker or is given off by burning tobacco (as of a cigarette) and is inhaled by persons nearby—called also passive smoke

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