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collapse /col·lapse/ (kah-laps´)

1. a state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation.

2. abnormal falling in of the walls of a part or organ.

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circulatory collapse  shock (2).

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col·lapse (k-lps)

v.

1. To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby fall into a condition of extreme prostration.

2. To fall together or inward suddenly.

n.

1. A condition of extreme prostration.

2. A falling together of the walls of a structure.

3. The failure of a physical system.

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collapse,

n a state of extreme prostration and depression with failure of circulation; abnormal falling in of the walls of any part or organ; with reference to a lung, an airless or fatal state of all or part of the lung.

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collapse

1. a state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation.

2. abnormal falling in of the walls of a part or organ.

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circulatory collapse

shock; circulatory insufficiency without congestive heart failure.

lung collapse

see atelectasis.

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collapse A state of extreme prostration and depression, with circulatory failure. See Volitional collapse.