Noma

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.
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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}.]
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     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}.
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     2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
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              The cankers of envy and faction.      --Temple.
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     3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to
        rot and fall off.
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     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.
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     5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
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              To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose.
              And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke.
                                                    --Shak.
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     {Black canker}. See under {Black}.
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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
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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