noma
noma
Definition
noma (nō′mə)
noun
a severe ulcerous condition of the mouth, occurring esp. in young children, as after debilitating disease, and usually resulting in gangrene
Etymology: ModL < Gr nomē, a spreading (of sores), lit., a feeding < nemein, to distribute: see -nomy
Browse dictionary entries near noma
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- nolens volens
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- noisy
- noisome
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