Words that rhyme with misa

n 1: loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)

n 1: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: amnesia, memory loss, blackout]

n 1: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness [syn: anesthesia, anaesthesia]

n 1: absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

n 1: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: yaws, frambesia, framboesia]

n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling of movement] 2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] [ant: kinanesthesia]

n 1: an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it v 1: provide (a passport) with a visa 2: approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"

n 1: an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) [syn: enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, ELISA]

n 1: an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx [syn: Giza, El Giza, Gizeh]

n 1: similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region [syn: liza, Mugil liza]

n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland [syn: Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien] 2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings

n 1: abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage [syn: paresthesia, paraesthesia]

n 1: (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality

n 1: a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated [syn: synesthesia, synaesthesia]

n 1: any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

n 1: a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia]