8-letter words that end in ma
- melanoma — any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.
- melaxuma — a disease of trees, especially walnuts, characterized by an inky-black liquid oozing from the affected twigs, branches, and trunk, and by bark cankers, caused by any of several fungi, as Dothiorella gregaria.
- mesosoma — (zoology) The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.
- metasoma — the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen (opisthosoma) that never carries appendages
- momoyama — Azuchi-Momoyama.
- mycetoma — a chronic tumorous infection caused by any of various soil-dwelling fungi, usually affecting the foot.
- myxedema — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- ngaliema — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
- odontoma — a tumour involving the teeth or the tissue that surrounds or produces teeth
- oklahoma — a state in the S central U.S. 69,919 sq. mi. (181,090 sq. km). . Capital: Oklahoma City. Abbreviation: OK (for use with zip code), Okla.
- panorama — an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
- parabema — an architectural feature of an Orthodox church
- petaluma — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- pip emma — in, on, or during the afternoon.
- pip-emma — in, on, or during the afternoon.
- platysma — a broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, extending from the upper part of the shoulder to the corner of the mouth, the action of which wrinkles the skin of the neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.
- proforma — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- sclerema — sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- semicoma — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- seminoma — a malignant tumour of the testicle
- shawarma — roasted meat, as lamb or beef, cooked on a spit. a dish consisting of this meat, served wrapped in pita bread with tahini or hummus.
- stalagma — a stalagmite
- steatoma — a fatty tumour or cyst of the sebaceous gland
- sterigma — a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
- syntagma — an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
- teratoma — a tumor made up of different types of tissue.
- tokonoma — (in Japanese architecture) a shallow alcove for the display of kakemonos or flower arrangements.
- trachoma — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- trilemma — a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives: His trilemma consisted in not knowing whether to acknowledge receipt, deny it, or simply leave.
- tsushima — two adjacent Japanese islands between Korea and Kyushu: Russian fleet defeated by Japanese fleet 1905. 271 sq. mi. (702 sq. km).
- wakayama — a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- xanthoma — a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.
- yanomama — Yanomamo.
- yokohama — a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, on Tokyo Bay: destructive earthquake 1923.