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jarring collapse: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"

grating collapse: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

ganglion collapse: an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

nervous system collapse: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

solar plexus collapse: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

spinal cord collapse: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

synapse collapse: the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

jangling collapse: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"

plexus collapse: a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

cerebral cortex collapse: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

unanticipated collapse: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"

dare collapse: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"; to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

variant collapse: differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"; exhibiting or tending to variation and change; "letters variant in size"

surprising collapse: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

homeostasis collapse: (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

lens collapse: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images; electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons; biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina; (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"; genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

retina collapse: the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

fraught collapse: marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"

out of whack collapse: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

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