noma
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- noun
- /ˈnoʊmə/
- Specialized
- Note, though, that near the end he takes a NOMA-like stance, saying (at about 8:02) that religion has contributions to make in areas like morality, compassion, and literature.
Examples
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One of my associates was doing a biopsy on this man recently... ... und and they said he had a melanoma, a carcinoma, some kind of a noma.
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Even I get a lot of resumes that play up a person's role at a place like Noma, when it's obvious that they just picked some leaves for a few days.
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Phase two of our expansion project, the development of the Noma valley will begin in three weeks as scheduled.
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The first commandment for all versions of NOMA might be summarized by stating: "Thou shalt not mix the magisteria by claiming that God directly ordains important events in the history of nature by special interference knowable only through revelation and not accessible to science."
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He knows that people disagree with him and he knows why—he's been told many times and in many ways that the NAs think NOMA and anything like it is false, and that supernatural isn't the same thing as unfalsifiable.
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noma is a serious condition that can cause severe pain and disfigurement in children who are malnourished.
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Due to a lack of proper nutrition, many children in the developing world are at risk of developing noma.
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The doctor explained that noma often starts with small ulcers in the mouth and can progress rapidly if untreated.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noma comes from an old Greek root nom- meaning 'to devour' or 'to eat', a strong image of the way the disease seems to 'eat away' the flesh. So noma today means a very severe illness that destroys the mouth or face tissue.