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73 Nouns That End With LIA

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abelia (noun) any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
aboulia (noun) a loss of will power Synonyms: abulia
abulia (noun) a loss of will power Synonyms: aboulia
acephalia (noun) absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) Synonyms: acephalism, acephaly
acholia (noun) a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed Synonyms: cholestasis
achylia (noun) absence of gastric juices (partial or complete) Synonyms: achylia gastrica
acromegalia (noun) enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor) Synonyms: acromegaly
adactylia (noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes Synonyms: adactylism, adactyly
alalia (noun) paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak
algophilia (noun) sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain Synonyms: algolagnia
amelia (noun) congenital absence of an arm or leg
anencephalia (noun) a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres Synonyms: anencephaly
angiohemophilia (noun) a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding Synonyms: vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease
aralia (noun) any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
astroglia (noun) tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells Synonyms: macroglia
bacchanalia (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Synonyms: bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia
basophilia (noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes
borrelia (noun) cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever
brachydactylia (noun) abnormal shortness of fingers and toes Synonyms: brachydactyly
browallia (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers Synonyms: bush violet
camelia (noun) any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers Synonyms: camellia
camellia (noun) any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers Synonyms: camelia
coprolalia (noun) an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders
dahlia (noun) any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia Synonyms: Dahlia pinnata
davallia (noun) any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes
dyscalculia (noun) impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
echolalia (noun) (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
(noun) an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
eosinophilia (noun) a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood
europhilia (noun) admiration for Europe, Europeans, or the European Union.
genitalia (noun) external sex organ Synonyms: crotch, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates
glia (noun) sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system Synonyms: neuroglia
glossolalia (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)
haemophilia (noun) congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son Synonyms: bleeder's disease, hemophilia
hamelia (noun) any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
harpullia (noun) any of various tree of the genus Harpullia
hemophilia (noun) congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son Synonyms: bleeder's disease, haemophilia
laelia (noun) any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
lobelia (noun) any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
macroglia (noun) tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells Synonyms: astroglia
magnolia (noun) any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
(noun) dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
marginalia (noun) notes written in the margin
masdevallia (noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
melancholia (noun) extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
memorabilia (noun) a record of things worth remembering
meromelia (noun) congenital absence of part of an arm or leg
microglia (noun) neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
monilia (noun) any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia
myelatelia (noun) any developmental defect of the spinal cord
mysophilia (noun) abnormal attraction to filth
necrophilia (noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies Synonyms: necromania, necrophilism
neuroglia (noun) sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system Synonyms: glia
oligodendroglia (noun) tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers Synonyms: oligodendria
pachycheilia (noun) an abnormal thickness of the lips
paedophilia (noun) a sexual attraction to children Synonyms: pedophilia
palilalia (noun) a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated
paraphernalia (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. Synonyms: appurtenance, gear
paraphilia (noun) abnormal sexual activity
pedophilia (noun) a sexual attraction to children Synonyms: paedophilia
phacelia (noun) any plant of the genus Phacelia Synonyms: scorpion weed, scorpionweed
philia (noun) a positive feeling of liking Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness
phocomelia (noun) an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy Synonyms: seal limbs
pignolia (noun) edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Synonyms: pine nut, pinon nut
psychedelia (noun) the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs
regalia (noun) paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing Synonyms: array, raiment
saturnalia (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot
scholia (noun) a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature) Synonyms: scholium
sesquipedalia (noun) a very long word (a foot and a half long) Synonyms: sesquipedalian
sobralia (noun) any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
stapelia (noun) any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers Synonyms: carrion flower, starfish flower
sterculia (noun) any tree of the genus Sterculia
technophilia (noun) enthusiasm for new technology
vedalia (noun) native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects Synonyms: Rodolia cardinalis
zoophilia (noun) a sexual attraction to animals Synonyms: zoophilism

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