13-letter words that end in ia
- flagellomania — enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
- gastrorrhagia — (medical) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- giant sequoia — big tree.
- great lobelia — a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- haematochezia — Alternative form of hematochezia.
- hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- hiatal hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hip dysplasia — a genetic disorder, typically affecting young dogs of medium- to large-sized breeds, characterized by alteration and malformation of the hip joint.
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperlipaemia — Alternative form of hyperlipemia.
- hypermetropia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hypernatremia — an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood.
- hyperprosexia — a condition in which the whole attention is occupied by one object or idea to the exclusion of others
- hyperuricemia — an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.
- hypo-chondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypolipidemia — (medicine) A lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood.
- hyponatraemia — a condition in which there is a low concentration of sodium in the blood
- kinanesthesia — A disturbance of deep nerve sensitivity.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- little russia — former name for the region consisting mainly of Ukraine but sometimes considered as including adjacent areas.
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- magna graecia — the ancient colonial cities and settlements of Greece in S Italy.
- mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- morphinomania — an addiction to morphine or opium in which the addict secretly injects the substance
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- nitrobacteria — Plural form of nitrobacterium.
- north ossetia — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
- ophidiophobia — Ophiophobia.
- ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- panleukopenia — distemper1 (def 1c).