Words that rhyme with ritsema

n 1: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age [syn: emphysema, pulmonary emphysema]

n 1: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world [syn: schema, scheme] 2: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: outline, schema, scheme]

n 1: capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century [syn: Lima, capital of Peru]

n 1: area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary, bema]

n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico 2: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima

n 1: a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts

n 1: rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium

n 1: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities [syn: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy]

n 1: a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area