cancrum oris

noun

noma, a gangrenous disease of the face

OriginLatin cancrum ōris →
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Meanings

nouncancrum oris (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinenoma, a gangrenous disease of the face

Origin

  1. Latincancrum ōris
  2. Englishcancrum oris

From Latin cancrum ōris, from cancrum (“canker”) and ōris (“of the mouth, face”), genitive singular of ōs (“mouth, face”). The Latin phrase itself is first attested in a source that gives it as a translation of an English common name "mouth canker" or "canker of the mouth".

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“cancrum oris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancrum%20oris. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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