7-letter words that end in ia
- apepsia — a medical condition characterized by ineffective digestion or indigestion
- aphagia — refusal or inability to swallow
- aphakia — absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise
- aphasia — Aphasia is a mental condition in which people are often unable to remember simple words or communicate.
- aphelia — The point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is farthest from the body it orbits.
- aphemia — a type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.
- aphobia — Fearlessness, a lack of fear.
- aphonia — loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
- aplasia — congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
- aplysia — Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
- apraxia — a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements
- apteria — one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- aquaria — a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
- argyria — discoloration of the skin caused by exposure to silver
- armenia — a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop: 2 974 184 (2013 est). Area: 29 800 sq km (11 490 sq miles)
- artemia — The brine shrimp (of genus Artemia).
- arteria — (medicine) Artery.
- artesia — a city in S California.
- aspasia — 5th century bc, Greek courtesan; mistress of Pericles
- assyria — an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia: it established an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633 bc. Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh
- astasia — the incapability of being able to stand which is caused by impairment of the coordination of muscles
- asteria — a gemstone with a bright star-like effect in the middle
- astoria — a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)
- athalia — a queen of Judah, daughter of Ahab
- atresia — absence of or unnatural narrowing of a body channel
- aurelia — any large jellyfish of the order Acalephae
- austria — a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Vienna. Pop: 8 221 646 (2013 est). Area: 83 849 sq km (32 374 sq miles)
- babesia — any of several species of parasite that affect humans and animals, esp Babesia bigemina, which causes fever in cattle
- bactria — an ancient country of SW Asia, between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Oxus River: forms the present Balkh region in N Afghanistan
- banksia — any shrub or tree of the Australian genus Banksia, having long leathery evergreen leaves and dense cylindrical heads of flowers that are often red or yellowish: family Proteaceae
- bartsia — any of several species of semiparasitic scrophulariaceous plants, including red bartsia (Odontites verna), a pink-flowered weed of cornfields
- basidia — plural of basidium.
- batavia — an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine
- bavaria — a state of S Germany: a former duchy and kingdom; mainly wooded highland, with the Alps in the south. Capital: Munich. Pop: 12 155 000 (2000 est). Area: 70 531 sq km (27 232 sq miles)
- begonia — A begonia is a garden plant which has large brightly coloured leaves.
- benicia — a town in W California.
- biennia — a period of two years.
- boeotia — a region of ancient Greece, northwest of Athens. It consisted of ten city-states, which formed the Boeotian League, led by Thebes: at its height in the 4th century bc
- bohemia — a former kingdom of central Europe, surrounded by mountains: independent from the 9th to the 13th century; belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526 until 1918
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- bonamia — a parasite (Bonamia ostreae) which causes the disease bonamiasis in oysters
- bononia — a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the Middle Ages; university (1088). Pop: 371 217 (2001)
- boothia — Gulf ofinlet of the Arctic Ocean between Boothia Peninsula & Baffin Island
- boronia — any aromatic rutaceous shrub of the Australian genus Boronia
- bothnia — Gulf ofarm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland & Sweden
- braccia — an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).
- brachia — Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- breccia — a rock consisting of angular fragments embedded in a finer matrix, formed by erosion, impact, volcanic activity, etc
- brescia — a city in N Italy, in Lombardy: at its height in the 16th century. Pop: 187 567 (2001)