11-letter words that end in is
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- haemostasis — Alternative spelling of hemostasis.
- hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
- hematemesis — The vomiting of blood.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hemiparesis — partial paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
- hemopoiesis — hematopoiesis.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- homeostasis — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homogenesis — reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development.
- homozygosis — the state of being a homozygote.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- hylogenesis — the formation or coming into being of matter
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hyperemesis — vomitus.
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypotyposis — lifelike description of a thing or scene.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- iconostasis — a partition or screen on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the main part of the church.
- ileocolitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the ileum and colon.
- in extremis — in extremity.
- ischidrosis — Anhidrosis.
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- kazantzakis — Nikos [nee-kaws] /ˈni kɔs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1957, Greek poet and novelist.
- kenogenesis — Alternative form of caenogenesis.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- ketogenesis — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- kinesthesis — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
- lacus solis — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- lestobiosis — cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- listeriosis — a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis.
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- lumbricalis — lumbrical.
- lysogenesis — production of a lysogen.
- macrobiosis — long life.
- mastoiditis — inflammation of the mastoid process.
- megalopolis — a very large city.
- melioidosis — a contagious pulmonary disease of rodents that is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei and is frequently transmitted to humans in moist climates of southeastern Asia.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.