12-Letter Words Ending in A

Embellishing musical note [2005]

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

Book of knowledge

Reference work

Reference book

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

Pl. epiphenomena (-n ) A secondary phenomenon that results from and accompanies another: "Exploitation of one social class or ethnic group by another [is] an epiphenomenon of real differences in power between social groups" (Harper's).

""Body, Human a condition of the body in which muscular movement is abnormally agitated. ; hyperkinetic ,""

""LIPEMIA excessive fat in the blood, also LIPAEMIA""

""A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.""

High body temperature

An abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood.

Feeling sick in the head (wordplay)

Feeling virtually sick (wordplay)

Thinking ill of oneself (wordplay)

""GLYCEMIA glucose in the blood, also GLYCAEMIA""

English word

""Pl. metencephala (-l ) The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.""

""Any of numerous parasitic, pathogenic microorganisms of the genus Mycoplasma that lack a true cell wall, are gram-negative, and need sterols such as cholesterol for growth. In humans, one species is a primary cause of nonbacterial pneumonia. Also called pleuropneumonia-like organism .""

Formation of words from natural sounds.

Cuckoo or "whippoorwill," for example

Formation of words like "buzz" or "hiss"

See aplastic anemia .

""Body, Human , Perception""

Pl. perichondria (-dr - ) The fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.

American dopes lie on the sheets in this

Stock of drugs

The excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine.

English word

A condition marked by an abnormally large number of red blood cells in the circulatory system.

Toxic condition that can occur in late pregnancy

""A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings; also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and present. It includes personification, but is more extensive in its signification.personification, but is more extensive in its signification.""

Complete paralysis of the body from the neck down.

Non-alcoholic drink

Drink prepared from roots

Nonalcoholic root drink

""Fear of or aversion to technology, especially computers and high technology.""

English word

Pl. trapezohedrons or trapezohedra (-dr ) Any of several forms of crystal with trapeziums as faces.

Dry red Italian wine

Red wine from northeast Italy

Italian wine

Pl. zoosporangia (-j - ) A sporangium in which zoospores develop.