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Word: Noma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: Latin, alteration of nome ‘ulcer’, from Greek nomē, from nemein ‘to feed’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnəʊmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a form of gangrene affecting the face, usually caused by a bacterial infection and typically occurring in young children suffering from malnutrition or other disease
Short Definition:form of gangrene affecting face, caused by bacterial infection
Examples:- she suffers from noma, a gangrenous disease
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