noma

American  

[noh-muh] / ˈnoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

• nomas
  plural

1. a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.

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noma British  

/ ˈnəʊmə /

noun

1. a gangrenous inflammation of the mouth, esp one affecting malnourished children

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• nomas
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of noma

1825–35; < New Latin, Latin nomē a sore, ulcer < Greek nomḗ a feeding, grazing (akin to némein to feed, graze, consume)

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Example Sentences

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Several times crowned the best restaurant in the world, noma, a beacon of gastronomy in Copenhagen, wants to carve a niche among home cooks by selling them some of its products.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

The noma "touch" owes much to fermentation -- which can render even pine edible -- as well as to its sophisticated broths.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

WHO’s listing comes after years of advocacy to raise awareness about the disease, including a January request from Nigeria and 32 other countries with significant numbers of noma cases.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023

"Winter 2024 will be the last season of noma as we know it. We are beginning a new chapter; noma 3.0."

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023

"Come si noma questa isola?"—"What is the name of this island?"

From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

Out of that comes nomas, a member of a wandering pastoral tribe.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

Kiel vi nomas tion? kee'ehl vee no'mahss tee'ohn?

From Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation by William W. Mann

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