2-Letter Words Ending in A

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

""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 .""

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""Pl. ostensoria (-sôr - , -s r -) also ostensories Roman Catholic Church See monstrance .""

Distortion of memory

Illusion of remembering events experienced for the first time.

Evergreen herb

North American plant of the wintergreen family

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Leaves for the holidays (wordplay)

Plant isn't opiate, sadly

Plant petition as ordered

Excessive thirst

Form of long-sightedness

Amazing Aldi's equal for food

Grilled Mexican snack

Cheesy Mexican snack

""Pl. rickettsiae (-s - ) Any of various bacteria of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by many ticks, fleas, and lice, that cause diseases such as typhus, scrub typhus, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.""

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Your food inspector (wordplay)

A cause of food poisoning

Bacteria associated with food poisoning

It contains abundant sodium channels

A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.

Period of revelry

Exotic Australian festival

Ancient Roman December festival

Passive resistance, to Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's policy of passive resistance to British rule

Norwegian group supports gay star active in non-violent resistance

Mark on tongue seen before a fever

Injure tongue with a complaint

Disease is to disfigure Roman Adonis, initially

Scleroma

""Pl. scriptoriums or scriptoria (-tôr - , -t r -) A room in a monastery set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records.""

Aria from "Carmen."

Fast Spanish dance

That which can be sensed

""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.

""A crisp, puffy, deep-fried pastry often served with honey or syrup.""

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

Sterigma

Pl. stylopodia (-d - ) An enlargement at the base of the style of flowers in certain plants of the parsley family.

Pl. succedanea (-n - ) A substitute.

""The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent syllables, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th' elite for the elite.""

Syntagma

""A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.""

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

Launderette

Laundromat

Launderette

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

Lack of feeling.

Insensitivity to pain induced by drugs

Literally "without sensation"

A visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes.

""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.""

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""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

Compassionate person delaying attainment of nirvana (Buddhism)

Name of Oslo from 1624 to 1877

Former name for Oslo

Ex-name of Oslo

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

Speaking in tongues, more formally

Speaking in tongues

""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.""

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

""An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part.""

Perception

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Junk drawer's contents

Moving miles with a clean mixture

This and that

Evergreen ground cover

""Body, Human , Perception""

A technical name for a pun

Punster's activity

Art of punning

Composition on a ground bass

Composition with a repeating ground bass

Composition over a ground bass

Reform policy (in Soviet Union)

Gorbachev's reform policy

Soviet economic program begun in '88

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.

Cell projections whose name literally means "false feet"

Pervasive in the '60s

Spellbound genre

Entertainment affecting the mind and emotions

Theater class taught by Alfred Hitchcock (wordplay)

Italian dish

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

""A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite""

Mother-in-law's tongue

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

A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped. Centiped.

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

""A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories.""

Small symphony orchestra

Small orchestral piece

Small orchestra

Greek dish having spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry

In Greek cooking, a filo pastry stuffed with spinach and feta cheese

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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 .""

""Body, Human""

Overaction of the sebaceous glands.

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

""Pl. superstrata (-str t , -str t ) One layer or stratum superimposed on another.""

The ability to hear colors, say

Phenomenon whose name means "union of the senses"

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

""Pl. xiphisterna (-n ) The posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum, below the gladiolus and the manubrium. Also called xiphoid , xiphoid process .""

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Difficult and painful menstruation.

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

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""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.

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

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

""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 .""

Nervous condition

Nervous debility

What could make you uneasier than debilitation (wordplay)

""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.

""Body, Human , Perception""

The excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine.

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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.""

Non-alcoholic drink

Drink prepared from roots

Nonalcoholic root drink

""Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the gritty parts of a pear. See Sclerotic. Sclerotic.""

Drama ()

""Any of a group of hypoglycemic drugs, such as tolbutamide, that act on the beta cells of the pancreas to increase the secretion of insulin.""

Sensation crossing over between different senses

""(Medicine / Pathology) a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin Also called Cooley's anaemia [ˈkuːlɪz] [New Latin, from Greek thalassa sea + -aemia , from it being esp prevalent round the eastern Mediterranean Sea]""

Common house plant

A trained cat's cultivated plant

Spiderwort genus

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

Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.

Pl. astrocytomas or astrocytomata (-m -t ) A malignant tumor of nervous tissue composed of astrocytes.

EQUILIBRIA

Same as Hyper\'91sthesia. Hyper\'91sthesia.

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Pl. megasporangia (-j - ) A structure that produces one or more megaspores. Also called macrosporangium .

""Pl. neuroblastomas or neuroblastomata (-m -t ) A malignant tumor composed of neuroblasts, originating in the autonomic nervous system or the adrenal medulla and occurring chiefly in infants and young children.""

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.

Brain

""A psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety. No longer in scientific use.""

A severe mental illness

Mental disorder, split mind in Greek

Disorder of Chopin's hazier works

The stony corals; the Madreporaria.

Pl. spermatogonia (-n - ) Any of the cells of the gonads in male organisms that are the progenitors of spermatocytes.

A chronic disease of the spinal cord characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cavities and leading to spasticity and sensory disturbances.

""Pl. trisoctahedrons or trisoctahedra (-dr ) A solid figure having 24 equal faces, every three of which correspond to one face of an octahedron.""

A skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.

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Fear of confined spaces

Irrational fear of confined spaces

Fear of confinement

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

AESTHESIA

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany""

Einstein tag ill suits them - not!

Elitist-leaning set (wordplay)

Learned people eating lentils I cooked

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

Pl. microsporangia (-j - ) A structure in which microspores are formed.

Pl. osteosarcomata (-m -t ) or osteosarcomas A malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma .

Illusory series about an atom is a graph

Fantastic dreamlike series of images

Dreamlike sequence

Bible

""Pl. retinoblastomas or retinoblastomata (-m -t ) A hereditary malignant tumor of the retina, transmitted as a dominant trait and occurring chiefly among infants.""

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Chronic dilation of groups of capillaries causing elevated dark red blotches on the skin.

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(Medicine / Pathology) a rapidly growing brain tumour that develops in children and is responsive to radiotherapy

""Pl. neuroblastomas or neuroblastomata (-m -t ) A malignant tumor composed of neuroblasts, originating in the autonomic nervous system or the adrenal medulla and occurring chiefly in infants and young children.""