11-letter words that end in a
- hypercapnia — Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.
- hypercarbia — (medicine) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperorexia — compulsive overeating
- hyperovaria — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperoxemia — abnormal acidity of the blood.
- hyperphagia — bulimia.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperthymia — a condition characterized by extreme overactivity.
- hypesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hypnopaedia — Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means.
- hypnophobia — An abnormal fear of falling asleep.
- hypochromia — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypodynamia — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypokalemia — an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.
- hypothermia — Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
- hypovolemia — A decreased volume of circulating blood in the body.
- hypsophobia — an extreme or abnormal fear of heights
- icarian sea — the part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and the Greek islands of Patmos and Leros.
- idioglossia — a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
- impact area — site of explosion
- impedimenta — Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.
- in absentia — in the absence of the person involved: He was sentenced in absentia by the court.
- incarvillea — any plant of the genus Incarvillea, native to China, of which some species are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their large usually carmine-coloured trumpet-shaped flowers, esp I. delavayi: family Bignoniaceae
- infundibula — Plural form of infundibulum.
- insectivora — the order comprising the insectivores.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- interlingua — an interlanguage.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- jasmine tea — tea scented with jasmine blossoms.
- jnana-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- joao pessoa — a state in E Brazil. 21,760 sq. mi. (56,360 sq. km). Capital: João Pessoa.
- judeophobia — Alternative case form of Judeophobia.
- karma-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- kawanatanga — governing; governorship
- keratoderma — a disease of the horny layer of the skin, especially of the soles or palms.
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinyarwanda — Ruanda (def 2).
- kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.