NOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noma mean? 

• NOMA (noun)
  The noun NOMA has 1 sense:

1. acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children

  Familiarity information: NOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOMA (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)

 Context examples 

Colleagues from the University of Granada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, IMDEA Food Institute, CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health and Northeastern provide the first empirical evidence about the impact of physical activity on mortality in cognitively frail individuals.

(Engaging in physical activity could reduce long-term mortality, University of Granada)