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amnion collapse: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

pleura collapse: the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

embolism collapse: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle); an insertion into a calendar

fob collapse: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest; an adornment that hangs from a watch chain; a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

bladder collapse: a bag that fills with air; a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

membrane collapse: a thin pliable sheet of material; a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals

hymen collapse: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin; (Greek mythology) the god of marriage

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

causeway collapse: a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand; pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles; provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"

driveway collapse: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

speedway collapse: a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles; road where high speed driving is allowed

superhighway collapse: an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

arterial collapse: of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"

mews collapse: street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; "she lives in a Chelsea mews"

street collapse: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"; the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"; people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"; a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"; the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"

congestion collapse: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"; excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

pike collapse: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere; medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet; a sharp point (as on the end of a spear); highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

receptacle collapse: a container that is used to put or keep things in; an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert; enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

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