2-Letter Words Ending in A

""Pl. definientia (- n sh - , -sh ) The word or words serving to define another word or expression, as in a dictionary entry.""

English word

Distinguishing mark

Distinguishing property or mark, in logic.

Plural of diverticulum .

Desk-calendar shapes

""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.

""A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crownimperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guineahen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crownimperial. Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guineahen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crownimperial.""

Speaking in tongues, more formally

Speaking in tongues

English word

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

""A type of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms, senseless laughter, delusions, hallucinations, and regressive behavior.""

""Pl. hibernacula (-l ) Biology A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.""

""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.""

Fear of rinsing (wordplay)

A symptom of rabies

Rabies; aversion to water

""An antineoplastic drug, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , that suppresses the production of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow and is used in the treatment of certain leukemias, carcinomas, and sickle cell anemia.""

Order of ants

Order of four-winged insects

Order of insects with four transparent wings

A condition marked by an unusually high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood as a result of hypoventilation.

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

""Abnormally increased appetite for and consumption of food, thought to be associated with a lesion or injury in the hypothalamus.""

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

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

Funnel-shaped parts

Natural emetic drug

Copper swallowed by uncouth Phaeacian as emetic

Perception

Taking issue (wordplay)

Taking ill (wordplay)

Problem with lifting (wordplay)

Moths and butterflies

Butterflies and moths

Polite padre converted large group of fliers

""An abnormal condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membranes, especially of the mouth and vulva. Also called leukoplasia .""

""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

""Sex an abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses. ; necrophile, necrophiliac , n . Corpses an abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses. ; necrophile, , adj. ; necrophiliac, , adj. -Phile, -Philia, -Phily an abnormal, often sexual attraction toward the dead or a dead body. ; necrophile , Death""

Fear of or contempt for Black people and their culture.

Uncontrollable sexual desire

Specialty that may be bracing (wordplay)

Branch of dentistry

The treatment of jaw and teeth irregularities

Evergreen ground cover

""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.""

""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. perionychia (- - ) The border of epidermal tissue surrounding a fingernail or toenail.

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

""Pl. philodendrons or philodendra (-dr ) Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants.""

A dread or intolerance of light.

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

The presence of excessive amounts of protein in the urine.

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.""

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)

Periods of five years

Five-year periods.

English word

""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 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

English word

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"

Abnormally rapid heart rate

Abnormally rapid heartbeat

English word

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

English word

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

""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 .""

Short grace note that is played very quickly

Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions of the stomach.

English word

Embellishing musical note [2005]

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

An ardent admirer of the ballet.

English word

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.

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

Difficult and painful menstruation.

Book of knowledge

Reference work

Reference book

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

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).

Elaborately staged light entertainment

Elaborately staged entertainment

Type of show.

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.""

Excessive flow of milk from the breasts during lactation.

""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.""

""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""

The fish of a particular region.

""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.""

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""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 .""

Nervous condition

Nervous debility

What could make you uneasier than debilitation (wordplay)

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.

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

""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

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

English word

""(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. 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.

""Pl. zooxanthellae (-th l ) Any of various yellow-green algae that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, such as those of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.""

A disorder of protein metabolism in which excessive amounts of amino acids are excreted in the urine.

Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.

""The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.-syl- in monosyllable.""

""GUERRILLA An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war.""

""MARIJUANA A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).""

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

Ornamental tropical climber

Plant producing a Bolivian glue

Common climbing plant of the tropics

Pl. chondrocraniums or chondrocrania (-n - ) The cartilaginous cranium of an embryo before ossification.

English word

""Pl. cyanobacteria (-tîr - ) A photosynthetic bacterium of the class Coccogoneae or Hormogoneae, generally blue-green in color and in some species capable of nitrogen fixation. Cyanobacteria were once thought to be algae. Also called blue-green alga .""

A genus of evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants.

EQUILIBRIA

Comprehensive work of reference

Extensive reference work

Large reference work

Disease and Illness

An abnormally high concentration of calcium in the blood.

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

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

It affects view from new Tipperary home

Long-sightedness

""Excess uric acid in the blood, as in gout.""

English word

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

Same as Vertebrata. Vertebrata.

""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.""

EQUILIBRIA

See distemper 1 .

""Of, relating to, or designating any of a group of paramyxoviruses that are similar to the viruses that cause influenza and are associated with various respiratory infections, especially in children.""

Various bits of equipment

Various gear for a certain job

Objects and accessories

A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.

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.""

""Pl. rhinencephala (-l ) The olfactory region of the brain, located in the cerebrum.""

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.""

An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by longcontinued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

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