10-letter words that end in is
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- los mochis — a city in Sinaloa state, NW Mexico.
- luteolysis — The structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum, occurring at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy.
- lyme regis — a resort in S England, in Dorset, on the English Channel: noted for finds of prehistoric fossils. Pop: 4406 (2001)
- maharishis — Plural form of maharishi.
- major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
- marmarosis — the conversion of limestone into marble by metamorphism
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- meconopsis — Any of several poppy-like plants, of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.
- meningitis — inflammation of the meninges, especially of the pia mater and arachnoid, caused by a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck or back muscles.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- metabiosis — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
- metastasis — Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
- metathesis — the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- micropolis — a small city
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- molybdosis — a form of poisoning caused by lead
- moniliasis — (formerly) candidiasis.
- mons pubis — a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty.
- mont cenis — Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- montagnais — a member of an American Indian people of Quebec and Labrador.
- myogenesis — (biology) The formation of muscle tissue during the development of an embryo.
- myringitis — (pathology) An inflammation of the eardrum.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- neogenesis — the regeneration of tissue.
- neurolysis — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- noegenesis — the production of new knowledge from sensory or intellectual experience.
- noogenesis — (in the thought of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin) the fourth stage of evolution, in which reflective thought (the noosphere) enters the world, along with human beings
- ochronosis — An autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder that causes an excess of homogentisic acid, resulting in adverse pigmentation, calcification, and inflammation of cartilaginous and related tissue throughout the body.
- odontiasis — dentition (def 2).
- ogg vorbis — (audio, compression) A patent-free audio compression algorithm.
- oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
- optic axis — (in a crystal exhibiting double refraction) the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial, respectively, along which this phenomenon does not occur.
- orchiditis — inflammation of the testis.
- ornithosis — psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
- orogenesis — the process of mountain making or upheaval.
- osmidrosis — bromhidrosis.
- osteolysis — The pathological destruction or disappearance of bone tissue.
- otomycosis — (pathology) a fungal ear infection.
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- ozonolysis — the reaction of ozone with hydrocarbons.
- pangenesis — the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
- papillitis — the inflammation of a papilla
- parabiosis — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.