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noma

Syllables: no·maUK/ˈnəʊ̯mə/US/ˈnoʊ̯mə/

noma noun: a gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

Noun (1)

noma (uncountable)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: NOMA

NOMA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of non-orthogonal multiple access.

noma meaning in Vietnamese

noma in Vietnamese

disease
cam tẩu mã

Origin of noma

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

Words formed from noma

Questions about noma

What does noma mean?
Noma means a gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
What is noma in Vietnamese?
Noma in Vietnamese is cam tẩu mã. See Noma meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is noma?
Noma is a noun.
How do you pronounce noma?
Noma is pronounced /ˈnəʊ̯mə/ (UK).

Words near noma in the dictionary

  1. nom-de-guerre
  2. nom-de-plume
  3. nom-de-Web
  4. nom.
  5. nom. action.
  6. noma
  7. noma pudendi
  8. nomad
  9. nomade
  10. nomades
  11. nomadian

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