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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Noma \No"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, lit., a feeding. See Name.] (Med.) See Canker, n., 1. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canker \Can"ker\ (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See cancer, and cf. Chancre.] [1913 Webster] 1. A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy. [1913 Webster] The cankers of envy and faction. --Temple. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off. [1913 Webster] 4. (Far.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush. [1913 Webster] 5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose. [1913 Webster] To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose. And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Black canker. See under Black. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

noma n 1: acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

NOMA National Online Media Association (org., USA)
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Noma, FL -- U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 213 Housing Units (2000): 104 Land area (2000): 1.093958 sq. miles (2.833338 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.093958 sq. miles (2.833338 sq. km) FIPS code: 48900 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 30.981659 N, 85.619364 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Noma, FL Noma