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consumption collapse: the act of consuming something; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating); (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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)

capillary collapse: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action; any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules; long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"; of or relating to hair

asthmatic collapse: a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"; relating to breathing with a whistling sound

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

puffing collapse: an act of forcible exhalation; blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"

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

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"

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

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

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

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"

pandemic collapse: an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world; existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"; epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"

snoring collapse: breathing during sleep with harsh noises caused by vibration of the uvula or soft palate; "the snoring sleeper"

vein collapse: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"; a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"; a layer of ore between layers of rock; any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; make a veinlike pattern

panting collapse: breathing heavily (as after exertion); any fabric used to make trousers

epidemic collapse: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time; (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

nasal collapse: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

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

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

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

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

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