noma
Americannoun
plural
nomasnoun
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)
Example Sentences
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The new venture is "exciting" and "I feel like they're making noma more accessible," Stephen Velasco, an American who has ben living in Copenhagen for 32 years, told AFP.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
"It is important that we are opening up to more than just 70 guests" at a time, Thomas Frebel, creative director of noma projects, told AFP.
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
Gangrenous stomatitis, cancrum oris, or noma, occasionally attacks debilitated children, or patients convalescing from acute fevers, more especially after measles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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