12-letter words that end in is
- schindylesis — an articulation or fibrous joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- showy orchis — a wild orchid, Orchis spectabilis, of eastern North America, having a spike of showy flowers, each with purple, pink, or white sepals and petals united into a galea and a white lip.
- sialadenitis — inflammation of one or more of the salivary glands.
- sociogenesis — contributing to or affecting the course of social development: sociogenetic factors leading to war.
- spanish iris — an iris, Iris xyphium, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, white, or yellow flowers with a yellow or orange patch.
- sporogenesis — the production of spores; sporogony.
- stereognosis — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
- stratiformis — occurring in a very extensive horizontal layer.
- strongylosis — a disease, especially of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
- synaesthesis — the harmonious combination of differing impulses arising from a work of art
- synarthrosis — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- table tennis — a game resembling tennis, played on a table with small paddles and a hollow celluloid or plastic ball.
- the thing is — You say the thing is to introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion, that relates to something that has just been said. The thing is is often used to identify a problem relating to what has just been said.
- thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- toxocariasis — the infection of humans with the larvae of a genus of roundworms, Toxocara, of dogs and cats. It can cause swelling of the liver and, sometimes, damage to the eyes
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- trichuriasis — intestinal infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura, producing nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea, common in tropical areas with poor sanitation.
- trombidiasis — infestation with mites of the family Trombiculidae
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- trophobiosis — the exchange of nourishment between organisms in a symbiotic relationship
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- uncinariasis — hookworm (def 2).
- urolithiasis — a diseased condition marked by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.
- vestibulitis — a painful inflammation of the entrance to the vagina
- west memphis — a city in E Arkansas, on the Mississippi.
- winnipegosis — Lake, a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba, W of Lake Winnipeg. 2086 sq. mi. (5405 sq. km).
- zygapophysis — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.