| DERMA | • derma n. The inner layer of the skin. • derma n. A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke. • -derma suff. Skin or skin disease. |
| HERMA | • herma n. A herm. • HERMA n. (Latin) a type of statue, also HERM. |
| KARMA | • karma n. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person’s actions, which determine the person’s… • karma n. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. • karma n. (Uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. |
| KERMA | • kerma n. (Physics) The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged… • KERMA n. a term in physics relating to kinetic energy. |
| KORMA | • korma n. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. • KORMA n. (Hindi) a mild curry, also QORMA. |
| NORMA | • norma n. A norm. • norma n. A template. • norma n. A square for measuring right angles. |
| PARMA | • parma n. (Australia) A dish cooked in the parmigiana style. • parma n. (Historical) A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry. • Parma prop.n. Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. |
| QORMA | • qorma n. Alternative spelling of korma. • QORMA n. (Hindi) a mild curry, also KORMA. |
| DHARMA | • dharma n. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order. • dharma n. (Hinduism) One’s obligation in respect to one’s position in society, or the universe; one’s duty, societally… • dharma n. (Buddhism) The teachings of the Buddha as one’s personal path to enlightenment. |
| PHARMA | • pharma n. (Business, pharmacy, pharmacology) The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector. • pharma- pref. Pertaining to pharmaceuticals or pharmacology. • PHARMA n. pharmaceutical companies considered together as one company. |
| ADHARMA | • adharma n. That which is not in accord with dharma, i.e. wrong, immorality, and wickedness. • ADHARMA n. (Sanskrit) unrighteousness (the opposite of dharma). |
| PROFORMA | • proforma adj. Alternative spelling of pro forma. • proforma n. Alternative spelling of pro forma. • pro␣forma adj. Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality. |
| PYODERMA | • pyoderma n. (Medicine) An infection of the skin by pyogenic bacteria. • PYODERMA n. a pus-causing skin disease. |
| SHAWARMA | • shawarma n. A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. • SHAWARMA n. (Arabic) a sandwich of lamb or chicken, veg, and often tahini wrapped in pita. |
| HYPODERMA | • hypoderma n. (Botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of… • hypoderma n. (Zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids… • Hypoderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – warble flies. |
| XERODERMA | • xeroderma n. (Pathology) Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especially ichthyosis. • XERODERMA n. morbid dryness of skin, ichthyosis, also XERODERMIA. |
| LEUCODERMA | • leucoderma n. (Pathology) A loss of skin pigmentation, often in patches. • LEUCODERMA n. a condition in which white patches, surrounded by a pigmented area, appear on the skin, also LEUCODERMIA, LEUKODERMA. |
| LEUKODERMA | • leukoderma n. An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin. • LEUKODERMA n. any area of skin that is white from albinism, also LEUCODERMA. |
| SCLERODERMA | • scleroderma n. (Medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs… • Scleroderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sclerodermataceae – earth ball. • SCLERODERMA n. a disease marked by hardening of skin. |