15-letter words that end in is
- gulf of argolis — an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- herpes labialis — oral herpes.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypochondriasis — 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.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- identity crisis — a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
- immunodiagnosis — serodiagnosis.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- jefferson davis — Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- leptomeningitis — (pathology) inflammation of the leptomeninges.
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- micrometastasis — The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
- mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
- nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
- neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
- non-a hepatitis — a form of viral hepatitis, not caused by the agents responsible for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, that is commonly transmitted by infected blood transfusions. The causative virus has been isolated
- nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
- null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
- onychocryptosis — a form of nail disease in which nails are ingrown
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- panophthalmitis — the inflammation of all eye tissue
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- parti québécois — (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country
- petit bourgeois — a person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
- petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
- phlebosclerosis — sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
- pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
- psychosynthesis — a theoretical effort to reconcile components of the unconscious, including dreams, with the rest of the personality.
- pubic symphysis — the fixed joint at the front of the pelvic girdle where the halves of the pubis meet.
- pycnodysostosis — a disorder characterized by fragile bones
- range paralysis — Marek's disease.
- reverse osmosis — the process in which pure water is produced by forcing waste or saline water through a semipermeable membrane.
- santa gertrudis — one of an American breed of beef cattle, developed from Shorthorn and Brahman stock for endurance to torrid temperatures.
- scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.