noma : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: noma	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for noma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noma n acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canker \Can"ker\ (k[acr][nsm]"k[etil]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. [?] excrescence on tree, [?] gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See {cancer}, and cf. {Chancre}.] 1. A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also {water canker}, {canker of the mouth}, and {noma}. 2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy. The cankers of envy and faction. --Temple. 3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off. 4. (Far.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush. 5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose. To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose. And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke. --Shak. {Black canker}. See under {Black}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Noma, FL (town, FIPS 48900) Location: 30.98127 N, 85.61745 W Population (1990): 207 (87 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)