15-letter words that end in ia
- nitric bacteria — bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates in the soil
- nodding pogonia — a rare orchid, Triphora trianthophora, of the eastern U.S., bearing three pink flowers.
- nominal aphasia — aphasia in which the primary symptom is an inability to recall or recognize the names of objects
- north australia — a former division of Australia; now part of the Northern Territory.
- oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
- ophthalmophobia — the fear of being stared at
- ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye.
- pars intermedia — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- pleuropneumonia — pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.
- reggio calabria — a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.
- seleucia pieria — an ancient port in Syria, on the River Orontes: the port of Antioch, of military importance during the wars between the Ptolemies and Seleucids; largely destroyed by earthquake in 526; site of present-day Samandaǧ (Turkey)
- senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
- south australia — a state in S Australia. 380,070 sq. mi. (984,380 sq. km). Capital: Adelaide.
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- tachyarrhythmia — an irregular and too-rapid heartbeat
- the santa maria — the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
- thermanesthesia — loss of ability to feel cold or heat; loss of the sense or feeling of temperature.
- utopia planitia — Astronomy. a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that was the landing site of the Viking II space probe on September 3, 1976.