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mumps collapse: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

thrush collapse: songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast; a woman who sings popular songs; candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

sleeping sickness collapse: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

gene collapse: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

heredity collapse: the total of inherited attributes; the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

black death collapse: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

genotype collapse: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism; a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

malaria collapse: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

physical collapse: having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"; concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"; characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"; according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli"; involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"; relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"

leprosy collapse: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

herpes collapse: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin; viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

born collapse: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970); brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

anaerobe collapse: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

bacillus collapse: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

streptococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

staphylococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

spirochete collapse: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

pathogen collapse: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

bodily collapse: having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"; affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"; of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"

oldness collapse: the quality of being old; the opposite of newness; the opposite of youngness

tuberculosis collapse: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

neuralgia collapse: acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

multiple sclerosis collapse: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

cerebral palsy collapse: a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

clap collapse: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"; strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"; strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting; put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"; strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"; cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"

genetic collapse: of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research"; pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"

pestilence collapse: a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"

temperamental collapse: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"

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