8-letter words that end in ia
- laurasia — a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
- leucemia — leukemia.
- leukemia — any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lithuria — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the urine.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- magnesia — ancient name of Manisa.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- malaysia — a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- malvasia — a sweet grape from which malmsey wine is made.
- mammalia — (obsolete) alternative case form of Mammalia.
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- martyria — a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- matralia — an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
- me-media — a collective term for online services that allow a user to post his or her own content, such as blogs, photographs, personal profiles, etc, on the internet
- memnonia — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- messenia — a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- metanoia — a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- micropia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microtia — A congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.
- miliaria — an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- millenia — Misspelling of millennia.
- miltonia — any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- monrovia — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- montaria — a Brazilian canoe made of a single piece of timber
- monteria — a city in N Colombia.
- mordovia — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- myatonia — deficient muscle tone.
- myokymia — twitching of individual segments of a muscle.
- myotonia — tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
- neustria — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- nocardia — any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- normoxia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen.
- numantia — an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- oligemia — Alt form olig\u00e6mia.
- oliguria — scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.
- oresteia — a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- oxytocia — rapid childbirth.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- palladia — Also, Palladion [puh-ley-dee-on] /pəˈleɪ diˌɒn/ (Show IPA). a statue of Athena, especially one on the citadel of Troy on which the safety of the city was supposed to depend.
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- pandemia — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.