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capillary: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action; any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules; long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"; of or relating to hair

adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

centripetal force collapse: the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

vesicular collapse: of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal vesicular breathing"

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

wiry collapse: of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"; of or relating to wire

gravitation collapse: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"; movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

crucible collapse: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

stringy collapse: consisting of or containing string or strings; lean and sinewy

arterial collapse: of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"

apparatus collapse: equipment designed to serve a specific function; (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

ropy collapse: forming viscous or glutinous threads; of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

tug collapse: a sudden abrupt pull; struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"; pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"; pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"; move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"; tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

gravity collapse: a solemn and dignified feeling; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

hairy collapse: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"; having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

magnetism collapse: the branch of science that studies magnetism; attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

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