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hemophilia collapse: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

handicap collapse: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning; put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"; attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

blight collapse: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting; a state or condition being blighted; cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

defect collapse: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"; an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"; an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"; desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

infirmity collapse: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

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

complaint collapse: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based; an expression of grievance or resentment; (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

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"

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

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

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

venereal disease collapse: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

rheumatic fever collapse: a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves

diphtheria collapse: acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

spotted fever collapse: any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

measles collapse: an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

cholera collapse: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

typhus collapse: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

German measles collapse: a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester

yaws collapse: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

scarlet fever collapse: an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

hookworm collapse: parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts; infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

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