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.
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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.]
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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.
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2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
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The cankers of envy and faction. --Temple.
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3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to
rot and fall off.
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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.
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5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
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To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose.
And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke.
--Shak.
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Black canker. See under Black.
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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