[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

noma \no"ma\, n. nl., fr. gr. ?, lit., a feeding. see name.
   med.
   see canker, n., 1.
   1913 webster
see also:
name canker 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

canker \can"ker\ ka^ng"k~er, 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.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
      1913 webster

            the cankers of envy and faction.      --temple.
      1913 webster

   3. hort. a disease incident to trees, causing the bark to
      rot and fall off.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   5. a kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
      1913 webster

            to put down richard, that sweet lovely rose.
            and plant this thorm, this canker, bolingbroke.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   black canker. see under black.
      1913 webster
see also:
cancer chancre water canker canker of the mouth noma black canker 
black 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

noma
     n : acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or
         genitals; often seen in undernourished children

[4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

noma
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[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

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