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

chorea collapse: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

paranoia collapse: a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur

schizophrenia collapse: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact

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

meningitis collapse: infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

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"

migraine collapse: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

bugbear collapse: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"

maladjustment collapse: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

neuritis collapse: inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

inflammation collapse: arousal to violent emotion; a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

palsy collapse: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor; affect with palsy

psychosis collapse: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

ulcer collapse: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

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

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

dotage collapse: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

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