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† collapsion Obs.|kəˈlæpʃən|
[ad. L. collāpsiōn-em, n. of action f. collābi.]
The action of collapsing (lit. or fig.); a collapsed condition.
a1619Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1621) 3 A general collapsion into those softenings of vices. 1664Power Exp. Philos. ii. 112 After the removal of your finger, and collapsion of the Mercury. 1766Parsons in Phil. Trans. LVI. 195 By the collapsion of the lungs. 1823J. Badcock Dom. Amusem. 77 At each filling of the bladder, it should be wetted and brought into entire collapsion. |