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| no·ma [ nṓmə ] |
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severe inflammation with gangrene: a severe gangrenous inflammation of the mouth or genitals, usually occurring in children who are malnourished or otherwise debilitated
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin alteration of Latin nome< Greek nom-, stem of nemein "to feed"] |
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