2-Letter Words Ending in A

Pl. osmeteria (-tîr - ) An eversible glandular sac on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that secretes an unpleasant-smelling substance to ward off predators.

Benign swellings

""A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill\'91 of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart.""

Microscopic denizens of fresh water

One-celled animals.

Common protozoans

Pl. paraments or paramenta (-m n t ) An ecclesiastical vestment or hanging.

Same as Penult. Penult.

""Any of numerous succulent tropical herbs of the genus Peperomia, having simple, entire, palmately veined leaves and numerous minute, unisexual flowers densely grouped in cylindrical spikes.""

""Pl. perimysia (-m zh - , -m z - ) The sheath of connective tissue enveloping bundles of muscle fibers.""

Apparition

The Beatles and Justin Bieber, once

Wonders if scrap heap contains new sign

They're extraordinary

""Pl. plasmodia (-d - ) A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.""

N as in lung problem (wordplay)

Aureomycin chases it.

Inflammation of the lung

Prenomen

Proper pair treated a first-time mother

Pl. primordia (-d - ) An organ or a part in its most rudimentary form or stage of development.

English word

Pl. prostomia (-m - ) The portion of the head in earthworms and other annelids that is situated anterior to the mouth.

""The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of which stem and leaf buds may be developed.""

A burning passion (wordplay)

Lighting problem (wordplay)

Burning desire (wordplay)

Rhizoma

Sarcoma

Scotoma

Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait.

Simplex

Representations (of someone/something)

Kind of light chemical is raising images

Curve on mineral is coming up in images

Non-motile male gametes in red seaweeds

Pl. stomodea also stomodaea (-d ) The anterior or oral portion of the alimentary canal of an embryo.

MUCOSA a mucous membrane

""Pl. treponemata (-m -t ) or treponemas Any of a group of spirochetes of the genus Treponema, including those that cause syphilis, pinta, and yaws.""

Disease transmitted by the deer fly

""A spongy tissue with large air spaces found between the cells of the stems and leaves of aquatic plants, providing buoyancy and allowing the circulation of gases.""

Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation.

Analemma

Stephen King book, richest in rewrite

Paramecium, rotifer, etc.

""ANEMIA a disorder of the blood, also ANAEMIA""

ASTHMA a chronic respiratory disorder

Varying heartbeat

Pl. atheromas or atheromata (-m -t ) A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery.

The presence of bacteria in the blood.

""Pl. barramunda or barramundas also barramundi or barramundis Any of several Australian food fishes, such as the lungfish. Also called ceratodus .""

""Pl. blastemas or blastemata (-m -t ) The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed.""

Blastoma

English word

Spiritual powers

Personal magnetisms

Chloasma

Pl. chromonemata (-m -t ) The spirally coiled central filament of a chromatid along which the chromomeres are aligned.

Coloboma

Pl. columbaria (- - ) also columbaries a. A vault with niches for urns containing ashes of the dead.

Venues for funeral ceremonies

Would they issue stardust in Hollywood (wordplay)

Diastema

Alcoholism - so dim a pain (anagram)

Problem for A.A.

Sot's cravings

Plural of endometrium .

English word

Pl. gametangia (-j - ) An organ or a cell in which gametes are produced.

""Pl. hemangiomas also hemangiomata (-m -t ) A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels.""

Hematoma

A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

Genetic disorder carried by Queen Victoria

Hepatoma

Theme in "Philadelphia"

Pl. hormogonia (-n - ) A part of a filament of a cyanobacterium that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.

MANIA an excessive or unreasonable desire; a craze

""The layer of water in a thermally stratified lake that lies below the thermocline, is noncirculating, and remains perpetually cold.""

Keratoma

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania : infects humans and animals and causes diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ damage [New Latin, named after Sir W.B. Leishman (1865-1926), Scottish bacteriologist]""

Lymphoma

Bother in big house having a plant with narcotic properties

Reader's notes, at times

Reader's notes

Notes written beside text

See title (wordplay)

Small North American rattlesnake

Small rattlesnake

""Pl. mediastina (-n ) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.""

Melanoma

""Pl. meningiomas or meningiomata (-m -t ) A slow-growing tumor of the meninges, occurring most often in adults.""

""Pl. mesothelia (-l - ) The layer of flat cells of mesodermal origin that lines the embryonic body cavity and gives rise to the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura.""

""Normal transformation of tissue from one type to another, as in the ossification of cartilage to form bone.""

""A drug, C 10 H 13 NO 4 , used in the treatment of high blood pressure.""

English word

Extremely small plants

""Pl. monochasia (-z - , -zh - , -zh ) A cyme having a single flower on each axis.""

A sausage originally made in Bologna

Italian pork sausage

Smoked Italian sausage

In a way, say cheese!

Cheese for a scat singer (wordplay)

Mild, white cheese

Mail tedium (anagram)

On many platforms

Like high-tech gaming experiences

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

Mycetoma

""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 .""

""Pl. mycorrhizae or mycorhizae (-z ) or mycorrhizas or mycorhizas The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants, such as conifers, beeches, or orchids.""

Propensity for exaggerating

* Obsession with lying

Of or relating to the making of myths.

The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

Inflammation of the eye

Inflammation of the eye, especially conjunctivitis

Seeing limitation work, one brought into game after half-time

Distortion of memory

Illusion of remembering events experienced for the first time.

""The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.""

Prepared with a certain Italian cheese

English word

""Pl. praenomens or praenomina (-n m -n , -n m -) A first or given name.""

""A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxill\'91 become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.""

Disease and Illness ()

Your food inspector (wordplay)

A cause of food poisoning

Bacteria associated with food poisoning

It contains abundant sodium channels

Scleroma

""Poison blood poisoning caused by pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic products in the bloodstream. ; septicemic, ; septicaemic,""

A highly potent form of marijuana obtained from unpollinated female plants.

""Pl. staminodes also staminodia (-n d - ) A sterile stamen, sometimes resembling a petal, as in the canna.""

Sterigma

Syntagma

Tumorous growths

Pl. termitaria (- - ) A nest built by a colony of termites. Also called termitary .

""Any of various parasitic sporozoans of the genus Toxoplasma, including some that cause disease in birds and mammals.""

Xanthoma

A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.

A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body.

MALARIA an infectious disease

""The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.""

""A tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum.""

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol absence of spermatozoa in the semen azoospermic   adj AZOOSPERMIC (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol absence of spermatozoa in the semen azoospermic   adj BACILLAEMIA (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the presence of bacilli in the blood

Book-collecting urge

Cancer

""Any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Hydnocarpus, whose seeds contain an oil formerly used to treat skin lesions caused by leprosy and other diseases.""

A type of deep-fried burrito

Tortilla appetizer

A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.

""Pl. condylomas or condylomata (-m -t ) A wartlike growth on the skin or mucous membrane, usually in the area of the anus or the external genital organs.""

See Japanese cedar .

A mild bipolar disorder.

""An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern, as of brain waves being recorded by an electroencephalograph.""

English word

Songs or poems celebrating a marriage

A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; called also epithelial cancer. epithelial cancer.

Pl. exanthemata (-th m -t ) or exanthemas also exanthems A skin eruption accompanying certain infectious diseases.

""Pl. granulomas or granulomata (-m -t ) A mass of inflamed granulation tissue, usually associated with ulcerated infections.""

""Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and nakedeyed medus\'91. Craspedota, and nakedeyed medus\'91.""

Order of ants

Order of four-winged insects

Order of insects with four transparent wings

""Exceptionally exact or vivid memory, especially as associated with certain mental illnesses.""

An abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood.

Abnormally low body temperature

Body condition caused by extreme cold

Condition with abnormally low body temperature

Baggage, supplies, etc.

Hindrances

Encumbrances one with defect preventing free speech first

Taking issue (wordplay)

Taking ill (wordplay)

Problem with lifting (wordplay)

""An assembly plant in Mexico, especially one along the border between the United States and Mexico, to which foreign materials and parts are shipped and from which the finished product is returned to the original market.""

Passion for grandeur

Folie de grandeur

Hitler's delusion.

Deep long-lasting sadness

Feeling of deep sadness

Long-lasting sadness

Much eBay merchandise

Objects connected with famous people

Objects associated with the famous

Profuse menstruation.

English word

Junk drawer's contents

Moving miles with a clean mixture

This and that

Uncontrollable sexual desire

""Pl. papillomas or papillomata (-m -t ) A small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue.""

A technical name for a pun

Punster's activity

Art of punning

Pl. phantasmata (-m -t ) See phantasm .

See cell membrane .

Pl. plasmodesmata (-m -t ) or plasmodesmas also plasmodesms A strand of cytoplasm that passes through openings in cell walls and connects the protoplasts of adjacent living plant cells.

Literary introductions

English word

""Pl. protonemata (-n m -t , -n m -) The green filamentous growth that arises from spore germination in liverworts and mosses and eventually gives rise to a mature gametophyte.""

Spellbound genre

Entertainment affecting the mind and emotions

Theater class taught by Alfred Hitchcock (wordplay)

""Pl. rhombohedrons or rhombohedra (-dr ) A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.""

Italian dish

Italian dish which translates as "it leaps into the mouth"

""A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.""

""The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.""

Pl. spermagonia also spermogonia (-n - ) A cup-shaped cavity or receptacle in which the spermatia of certain lichens and fungi are produced.

""A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.""

""Pl. spermatozoa (-z ) The mature fertilizing gamete of a male organism, usually consisting of a round or cylindrical nucleated cell, a short neck, and a thin motile tail. Also called sperm cell , zoosperm .""

""The integument of the under surface of the bell, or diskshaped body, of a jellyfish.""

English word

""An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule.""

""Pl. treponemata (-m -t ) or treponemas Any of a group of spirochetes of the genus Treponema, including those that cause syphilis, pinta, and yaws.""

English word

""Pl. armamentariums or armamentaria (- - ) The complete equipment of a physician or medical institution, including books, supplies, and instruments.""

An ardent admirer of the ballet.

Plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chloroplasts.

Pl. chromonemata (-m -t ) The spirally coiled central filament of a chromatid along which the chromomeres are aligned.

The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such as glass or metal.

Difficult and painful menstruation.

Pl. endotheliomata (-m -t ) or endotheliomas Any of various neoplasms derived from endothelium.

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).

English word

""An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda. Rhizophoda.""

""An inherited metabolic disorder characterized by the deficiency of an enzyme that is necessary for the metabolism of galactose. The disorder results in elevated levels of galactose in the blood and, if untreated, can lead to mental retardation and eye and liver abnormalities.""

""Pl. glioblastomas or glioblastomata (-m -t ) A malignant tumor of the central nervous system, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults.""

Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male.

""Pl. hemangiomas also hemangiomata (-m -t ) A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels.""

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

High body temperature

An abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood.

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

""Pl. meningiomas or meningiomata (-m -t ) A slow-growing tumor of the meninges, occurring most often in adults.""

English word

""Pl. mesotheliomata (-m -t ) or mesotheliomas A usually malignant tumor of mesothelial tissue, especially that of the pleura or peritoneum.""

English word

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

""Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.""

The minute larval form of a filarial worm [n -RIAE] : MICROFILARIAL

Structures in cells that produce energy

In cell cytoplasm, organelles which store and release energy

""A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.""

""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 .""

Pl. neurofibromas or neurofibromata (-m -t ) A usually benign tumor originating in peripheral nerve fibers and composed chiefly of neurilemma cells.

Normal body temperature.

Formation of words from natural sounds.

Cuckoo or "whippoorwill," for example

Formation of words like "buzz" or "hiss"

""A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia. malacia.""

A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

American dopes lie on the sheets in this

Stock of drugs

English word