noma

no·ma
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UK/ˈnəʊ̯mə/US/ˈnoʊ̯mə/

noun

A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

OriginNew Latin noma ← Latin nomē ← Ancient Greek νομή →
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Meanings

noma1

nounnoma (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

NOMA2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismcommunicationsInitialism of non-orthogonal multiple access.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
canker

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνομή“spreading (of sores)”
  2. Latinnomē
  3. New Latinnoma
  4. Englishnoma

Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).

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Translations

Catalan noma
  • nomadisease
Chinese Mandarin 坏疽性口炎, 走马疳
  • 坏疽性口炎 (huàijūxìngkǒuyán)disease
  • 走马疳 (zǒumǎgān)disease
Japanese 水癌
  • 水癌 (suigan)disease
Portuguese noma
  • nomadisease
Spanish noma
  • nomadisease
Vietnamese cam tẩu mã
  • cam tẩu mãdisease

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

OmanmonamoanNoammanoNaMoOnammaon
Cite this entry
APA

noma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noma

MLA

“noma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noma.

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