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mongolism collapse: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

mange collapse: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

trench foot collapse: resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet

radiation sickness collapse: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation"

mercury poisoning collapse: a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death

jet lag collapse: fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel

heart failure collapse: inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions

condition collapse: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition; an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else; (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"; a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"; a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"; the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'); apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"; put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"; establish a conditioned response

sunstroke collapse: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

albinism collapse: the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

motion sickness collapse: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle

disorder collapse: a disturbance of the peace or of public order; condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"; bring disorder to

atherosclerosis collapse: a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls

glandular collapse: relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland; "glandular malfunctions"

angina collapse: any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

coronary collapse: surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart); "coronary arteries"

chancre collapse: a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

leukemia collapse: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

scabies collapse: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"

dose collapse: a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time; the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time; treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"

frostbite collapse: destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

endocrine collapse: of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system"

hormone collapse: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

tachycardia collapse: abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)

gastric juice collapse: digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

semen collapse: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

thrombosis collapse: the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

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