10-Letter Words Matching ___A_____A

There are 17 10-letter words that match ___A_____A. 3 are common words, such as MELANOMATA and PARAPLEGIA. A rarer one is TERATOMATA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

melanomataparaplegiatarantellacataplasiadysarthriahemangiomahematomatametaplasiaparamnesiaparaphiliahepatomatakeratomatapyracanthasacahuistasopaipillasynaloephateratomata

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Words
17 (3 common words)
Common example
melanomata
Rare example
teratomata
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___a_____a are there?

17. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MELANOMATA is among the common words in this set.