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12-letter words that end in ia

  • preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • prosopopoeia — personification, as of inanimate things.
  • pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
  • psychomachia — conflict of the soul
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pyophthalmia — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
  • quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
  • radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
  • respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
  • rhinorrhagia — an extreme nosebleed
  • rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
  • rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
  • satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
  • saudi arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. About 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Capital: Riyadh.
  • schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
  • scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
  • scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
  • sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
  • social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
  • somaesthesia — sensory perception of bodily feelings like touch, pain, position of the limbs, etc
  • south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
  • spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • stichomythia — dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
  • synaesthesia — synesthesia.
  • synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
  • tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • telaesthesia — telesthesia.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
  • theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
  • tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
  • transnistria — a region of E Moldova: unilaterally declared itself independent in 1990 and was the scene of fighting between government troops and separatists in 1992; to a large extent it functions as a separate republic, but without international recognition
  • transylvania — a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).
  • tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
  • trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau
  • uricacidemia — lithemia.
  • viscerotonia — a personality type characterized by hedonism and conviviality: said to be correlated with an endomorph body type
  • washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
  • wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
  • west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
  • white russia — Belorussia
  • xanthochroia — a condition causing yellow patches on the skin similar to xanthoma
  • zantedeschia — (botany) Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.
  • zoosporangia — Plural form of zoosporangium.
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