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psychedelia (n.)

"the subculture associated with users of psychedelic drugs; psychedelic phenomena collectively," 1967, from psychedelic + -ia.

hypoxia (n.)

1941, from hypo- + oxygen + abstract noun ending -ia. Related: Hypoxic.

suburbia (n.)

1876, from suburb + -ia, perhaps on the model of utopia.

hyperthermia (n.)

1878, medical Latin, from hyper- "over, exceedingly, to excess" + Greek therme "heat" (see thermal) + abstract noun ending -ia.

gardenia (n.)

shrub genus, 1757, Modern Latin, named for Scottish-born American naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), Vice President of the Royal Society, + abstract noun ending -ia.

hypotonia (n.)

1876, medical Latin, from hypo- + Greek tonos "tone" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch") + abstract noun ending -ia.

anuria (n.)

"absence of urination," 1838, medical Latin, from Greek an- "not, without" (see an- (1)) + ouron "urine" (see urine) + abstract noun ending -ia.

microtia (n.)

"abnormal smallness of the ear," 1881, Medical Latin, from micro- + Greek ous (genitive otos) "ear" (see ear (n.)) + abstract noun ending -ia.

zinnia (n.)

genus of herbs of the aster family, 1767, from Modern Latin (Linnæus, 1763), named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1729-1759) + abstract noun ending -ia.

uremia (n.)

1857, Modern Latin, from Latinized form of Greek ouron "urine" (see urine) + haima "blood" (see -emia) + abstract noun ending -ia.

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