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falling collapse: becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"; decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature"

illness collapse: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

cyanosis collapse: a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

ailment collapse: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

dizziness collapse: a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

indigestion collapse: a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

waning collapse: a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"; (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

destructive collapse: causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

consumptive collapse: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis; tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"; afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"

disability collapse: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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

dwindling collapse: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"; gradually decreasing until little remains

endemic collapse: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location; native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

diarrhea collapse: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

necrosis collapse: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

fibrillation collapse: act or process of forming fibrils; muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

hypochondria collapse: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

draining collapse: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

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