6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Noma \No"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, lit., a feeding. See {Name}.] (Med.) See {Canker}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Canker \Can"ker\ (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]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}.] [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy. [1913 Webster] The cankers of envy and faction. --Temple. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose. [1913 Webster] To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose. And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {Black canker}. See under {Black}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noma n : acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: NOMA National Online Media Association (org., USA) 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) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Noma, FL -- U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 213 Housing Units (2000): 104 Land area (2000): 1.093958 sq. miles (2.833338 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.093958 sq. miles (2.833338 sq. km) FIPS code: 48900 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 30.981659 N, 85.619364 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Noma, FL Noma
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