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General Medical Terms

ETS

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1 Definition of ETS

Meaning of ETS: Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers.

Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers. Inhaling ETS is called involuntary or passive smoking. Also called environmental tobacco smoke and secondhand smoke.

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