Term: shock: (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: tektite: thought to derive from meteorites
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: krummhorn: a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: filling: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: arceuthobium: genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: nortriptyline: a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: shock wave: a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: valdecoxib: a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: cryptogamia: in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: now: the momentary present
Broader: collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | Unrelated: flea bite: a very minor inconvenience