noma

no·ma  (nm)

n.

A severe, often gangrenous inflammation of the mouth or genitals, occurring usually after an infectious disease and found most often in children in poor hygienic or malnourished condition.

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[Latin nom, ulcer, from Greek, pasturage, feeding, spreading (of a sore); see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

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noma [ˈnəʊmə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a gangrenous inflammation of the mouth, esp one affecting malnourished children

[New Latin, from Latin nomē ulcer, from Greek nomē feeding; related to Greek nemein to feed]

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Noun

1.

noma - acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children ulcer, ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue