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NOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("noma" is a kind of...):
ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)
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