12-letter words that end in is
- distomatosis — liver-rot.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endometritis — Inflammation of the endometrium.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- epiglottitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- fleur-de-lis — a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- folliculitis — inflammation of hair follicles.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- haematemesis — Alternative spelling of hematemesis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hamarthritis — a swollen and painful condition that can affect all the joints
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hemarthrosis — (pathology) bleeding in the joints.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- heterauxesis — an unequal or asymmetrical growth of cells, parts of plants or animals
- heteroclisis — (grammar) The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb etc.
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- higher apsis — See under apsis.
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- homo habilis — an extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics, dated as being from about 1.5 million to more than 2 million years old and proposed as an early form of Homo leading to modern humans.
- homoeostasis — Alternative spelling of homeostasis.
- hybrid basis — A hybrid basis is a system of accounting that combines some of the features of cost basis with some of the features of accrual basis.