| ablepharia | (noun) a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) | - |
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| acetonuria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: ketoaciduria, ketonuria |
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| achlorhydria | (noun) an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach | - |
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| acromicria | (noun) abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) | Synonyms: acromikria |
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| acromikria | (noun) abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) | Synonyms: acromicria |
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| albuminuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: proteinuria |
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| alcaptonuria | (noun) a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine | Synonyms: alkaptonuria |
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| alfilaria | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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| alfileria | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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| alkalinuria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkaluria |
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| alkaluria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinuria |
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| alkaptonuria | (noun) a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine | Synonyms: alcaptonuria |
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| alstroemeria | (noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers | - |
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| ametria | (noun) congenital absence of the uterus | - |
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| aminoaciduria | (noun) abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects | - |
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| ammoniuria | (noun) excessive ammonia in the urine | - |
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| anarthria | (noun) partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system | - |
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| anuria | (noun) inability to urinate | Synonyms: anuresis |
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| appendicularia | (noun) free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates | - |
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| araucaria | (noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds | - |
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| archaebacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria |
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| archaeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archeobacteria |
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| archeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria |
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| aria | (noun) an elaborate song for solo voice | - |
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| arteria | (noun) a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | Synonyms: arterial blood vessel, artery |
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| azoturia | (noun) excess of urea in the urine | - |
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| bacteria | (noun) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | Synonyms: bacterium |
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| cafeteria | (noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
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| calceolaria | (noun) any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip | Synonyms: slipperwort |
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| calvaria | (noun) the dome of the skull | Synonyms: skullcap |
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| carpenteria | (noun) California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers | Synonyms: Carpenteria californica |
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| cercaria | (noun) tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage | - |
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| cineraria | (noun) herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers | Synonyms: Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus |
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| crotalaria | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops | Synonyms: rattlebox |
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| cyanobacteria | (noun) predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | Synonyms: blue-green algae |
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| diphtheria | (noun) acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing | - |
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| dysarthria | (noun) impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature | - |
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| dysphoria | (noun) abnormal depression and discontent | - |
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| dysuria | (noun) painful or difficult urination | - |
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| eimeria | (noun) parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates | Synonyms: coccidium |
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| enterobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, entric |
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| eubacteria | (noun) a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Synonyms: eubacterium, true bacteria |
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| euphoria | (noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation | Synonyms: euphory |
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| feria | (noun) (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint | - |
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| (noun) a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated | - |
| filaria | (noun) slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects | - |
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| (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
| fimbria | (noun) thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) | - |
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| fructosuria | (noun) the presence of levulose is the urine | - |
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| gesneria | (noun) any plant of the genus Gesneria | - |
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| glucosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine | - |
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| glycosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine | - |
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| haematocyturia | (noun) the presence of red blood cells in the urine | Synonyms: hematocyturia |
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| haematuria | (noun) the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | Synonyms: hematuria |
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| haemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: hemoglobinuria |
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| halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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| hematocyturia | (noun) the presence of red blood cells in the urine | Synonyms: haematocyturia |
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| hematuria | (noun) the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | Synonyms: haematuria |
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| hemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: haemoglobinuria |
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| hypercalcinuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalciuria |
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| hypercalciuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalcinuria |
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| hypochondria | (noun) chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments | Synonyms: hypochondriasis |
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| hysteria | (noun) excessive or uncontrollable fear | - |
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| (noun) neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions | Synonyms: hysterical neurosis |
| (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury |
| keteleeria | (noun) Asiatic conifers resembling firs | - |
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| ketoaciduria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: acetonuria, ketonuria |
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| ketonuria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: acetonuria, ketoaciduria |
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| kohleria | (noun) shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers | - |
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| lactosuria | (noun) presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation | - |
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| latria | (noun) the worship given to God alone | Synonyms: adoration |
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| listeria | (noun) any species of the genus Listeria | - |
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| luxuria | (noun) self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: lust |
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| lymphuria | (noun) the presence of lymph in the urine | - |
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| malaria | (noun) an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever | - |
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| mammillaria | (noun) any cactus of the genus Mammillaria | - |
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| maria | (noun) a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | Synonyms: mare |
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| maxillaria | (noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers | - |
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| miliaria | (noun) obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity | Synonyms: heat rash, prickly heat |
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| mycobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases | Synonyms: mycobacterium |
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| myoglobinuria | (noun) the presence of myoglobin in the urine | - |
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| myxobacteria | (noun) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacterium, slime bacteria |
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| nitrobacteria | (noun) soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates | Synonyms: nitric bacteria |
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| nitrosobacteria | (noun) soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites | Synonyms: nitrous bacteria |
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| nocturia | (noun) excessive urination at night; especially common in older men | Synonyms: nycturia |
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| noria | (noun) a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel | - |
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| nutria | (noun) aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur | Synonyms: coypu, Myocastor coypus |
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| nycturia | (noun) excessive urination at night; especially common in older men | Synonyms: nocturia |
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| oligodendria | (noun) tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers | Synonyms: oligodendroglia |
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| oliguria | (noun) production of an abnormally small amount of urine | - |
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| (noun) abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body | - |
| phantasmagoria | (noun) a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) | - |
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| phenylketonuria | (noun) a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency | Synonyms: PKU |
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| pizzeria | (noun) a shop where pizzas are made and sold | Synonyms: pizza parlor, pizza shop |
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| planaria | (noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts | Synonyms: planarian |
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| polyuria | (noun) renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes | - |
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| porphyria | (noun) a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion | - |
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| progeria | (noun) a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child | - |
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| proteinuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: albuminuria |
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| pyuria | (noun) presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection | - |
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| sangria | (noun) sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water | Synonyms: sangaree |
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| sansevieria | (noun) grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber | Synonyms: bowstring hemp |
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| scoria | (noun) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals | Synonyms: dross, slag |
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| sharia | (noun) the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | Synonyms: Islamic law, sharia law, shariah, shariah law |
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| stria | (noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | Synonyms: band, banding, striation |
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| (noun) any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue | Synonyms: striation |