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11-letter words that end in ia

  • oneirodynia — restless, disturbed sleep, characterized by nightmares and sleepwalking
  • onomatopeia — Alternative spelling of onomatopoeia.
  • opera seria — Italian dramatic opera of the 18th century based typically on a classical subject and characterized by extensive use of the aria da capo and recitative.
  • ophiophobia — A morbid fear of snakes.
  • orthodontia — orthodontics.
  • orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
  • pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
  • paedophilia — Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children.
  • panathenaia — a festival in honor of the goddess Athena, celebrated yearly in ancient Athens, with each fourth year reserved for greater pomp, marked by contests, as in athletics and music, and highlighted by a solemn procession to the Acropolis bearing a peplos embroidered for the goddess.
  • panesthesia — total awareness and perception
  • pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
  • paphlagonia — an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.
  • paragraphia — a disorder marked by the writing of words or letters other than those intended, or the loss of the ability to express ideas in writing, usually caused by a brain lesion.
  • paraphraxia — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
  • paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
  • paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
  • passacaglia — a slow, dignified dance of Spanish origin.
  • pathophobia — an irrational fear of disease
  • periodontia — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
  • petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
  • phagophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of swallowing or eating
  • phobophobia — an abnormal fear of developing a phobia; anxiety about showing symptoms of a phobia.
  • phonophobia — an intense fear of noises
  • photophobia — an abnormal sensitivity to or intolerance of light, as in iritis.
  • phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
  • platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
  • plerophoria — full conviction
  • pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
  • pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
  • polymyalgia — a chronic inflammatory disease, common among older persons, characterized by recurrent episodes of muscle pain and stiffness, sometimes leading to cardiovascular complications or blindness.
  • polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
  • presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
  • print media — the industry that is engaged in the printing and dissemination of news through newspapers and magazines
  • pro memoria — a formal note used in diplomacy as a record of a subject that has been discussed.
  • prosopopeia — personification, as of inanimate things.
  • proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
  • prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
  • pseudopodia — pseudopod.
  • psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
  • psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
  • pyrrhuloxia — a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
  • resistencia — a city in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • rex begonia — a plant, Begonia rex, native to India, having wrinkled, variegated leaves and thick, hairy stems, and cultivated in many varieties.
  • rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
  • rhizoctonia — any of various soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Rhizoctonia, some species of which are destructive to cultivated plants, causing damping off of seedlings, foliage blight, root and stem cankers, and rot of storage organs.
  • roman curia — the judicial and executive organizations of the papal see comprising the government of the Catholic Church.
  • rose acacia — a small tree, Robinia hispida, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having drooping clusters of large, dark rose-colored flowers.
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