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drug addiction collapse: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

addiction collapse: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

nausea collapse: disgust so strong it makes you feel sick; the state that precedes vomiting

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

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

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

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

smallpox collapse: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

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

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

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

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

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

pension collapse: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working; grant a pension to

stipend collapse: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

habituation collapse: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

madness collapse: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"

alcoholism collapse: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

tetanus collapse: a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses; an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages

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