"noma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnəʊmə/
Etymology: From New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|noma}} New Latin noma, {{der|en|la|nomē}} Latin nomē, {{der|en|grc|νομή|t=spreading (of sores)}} Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”), {{m|grc|νέμω|t=feed, devour, spread (of sores)}} νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} noma (uncountable)
  1. (pathology) A gangrenous disease leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek. Wikipedia link: Noma (disease) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases, Viral diseases Derived forms: noma pudendi Translations (disease): noma [masculine] (Catalan), 坏疽性口炎 (huàijūxìngkǒuyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 走马疳 (zǒumǎgān) (Chinese Mandarin), 水癌 (suigan) (alt: すいがん) (Japanese), noma [feminine] (Portuguese), noma [masculine] (Spanish)

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