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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"

dockyard collapse: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

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

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

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

mycology collapse: the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

color blindness collapse: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

pox collapse: a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

syphilis collapse: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

gonorrhea collapse: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

pip collapse: a small hard seed found in some fruits; a minor nonspecific ailment; a disease of poultry

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

arsenal collapse: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms; all the weapons and equipment that a country has

biennial collapse: a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season; having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"; occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"

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)

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

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

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

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

amphibian collapse: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form; an airplane designed to take off and land on water; a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

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