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leukocyte collapse: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

plasma collapse: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended; (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"; a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

ichor collapse: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

hemoglobin collapse: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

blood bank collapse: a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"

serum collapse: watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen

lifeblood collapse: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"; the blood considered as the seat of vitality

body count collapse: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"

gore collapse: a triangular piece of cloth; coagulated blood from a wound; Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948); wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument; cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

circulation collapse: the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area; the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines); free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant); movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels; number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"; (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period

patrician collapse: a person of refined upbringing and manners; of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire

recount collapse: an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election; count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

recapitulation collapse: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion; (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

summation collapse: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"; a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court); (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

marquis collapse: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count; humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

duke collapse: a British peer of the highest rank; a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

viscount collapse: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron; (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count

matrilineage collapse: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

patrilineage collapse: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

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