noman.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊmə/

Forms:

α. 1600s 1800s– noma.

β. 1700s–1800s nome.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin noma.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin noma, alteration (probably after the plural nomae ) of classical Latin nomē corroding sore, ulcer (the direct source of the β. forms) < ancient Greek νομή < an ablaut variant of the base of νέμειν to feed, to give what is due, deal, distribute (see nim v.). Compare French †nome , noma (both 1855). In modern use chiefly after R. A. Vogel Definitiones Generum Morborum (1764) 29 (see quot. 1827 at α. ).

Medicine.

A form of gangrene affecting the face, esp. the lips and cheeks, usually caused by a mixed bacterial infection and typically occurring in young children suffering from malnutrition or other disease.

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roup1579

noma1676

yark1806

sprue1880

smoker's throat1888

traction diverticulum1897

α.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. x. 193 Noma is a deep Ulcer that eats and spreads without Tumour, but hath a Rottenness and Putrefaction joined with it.

1827 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 2 523 By Vogel it has been named Noma; and by different other writers designated by the terms Gangrenous Excoriation, or Erosion.

1834 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 138/2 There is one other form of sphacelus from general debility..which has received the names of noma; cheilocace [etc.].

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 625 More pain and discomfort than are usually associated with noma.

1924 Sci. Monthly Oct. 377 As a result of the growth of these germs, especially the spirochaetes, fusiform bacilli and streptococci, there arise..gangrene about the mouth or face called noma.

1974 Times 13 May 8/1 [Vietnamese] children..with..their noses and cheeks eaten away by noma, a disease associated with malnutrition and never seen in Europe except in the Nazi concentration camps.

2001 Guardian 25 Oct. i. 11/1 Ms Yussef suffers from noma, a gangrenous disease known in Africa as the ‘face of poverty’.

β. 1705 J. Handley Colloquia Chirurgica xx. 64 (heading) Of Phagedæna and Nome.1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Nome, ulcers that sometimes attack the cheek or vulva of young girls. These appear in the form of red and somewhat livid spots,..and in a few days become gangrenous.1819 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 15 549 These notices of the nome may serve, perhaps, to connect the term with the disease described in this paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noma
释义	noman. Brit. /ˈnəʊmə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊmə/ Forms: α. 1600s 1800s– noma. β. 1700s–1800s nome. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin noma. Etymology: < post-classical Latin noma, alteration (probably after the plural nomae ) of classical Latin nomē corroding sore, ulcer (the direct source of the β. forms) < ancient Greek νομή < an ablaut variant of the base of νέμειν to feed, to give what is due, deal, distribute (see nim v.). Compare French †nome , noma (both 1855). In modern use chiefly after R. A. Vogel Definitiones Generum Morborum (1764) 29 (see quot. 1827 at α. ). Medicine. A form of gangrene affecting the face, esp. the lips and cheeks, usually caused by a mixed bacterial infection and typically occurring in young children suffering from malnutrition or other disease. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of throat > [noun] > other throat disorders roup1579 noma1676 yark1806 sprue1880 smoker's throat1888 traction diverticulum1897 α. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. x. 193 Noma is a deep Ulcer that eats and spreads without Tumour, but hath a Rottenness and Putrefaction joined with it. 1827 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 2 523 By Vogel it has been named Noma; and by different other writers designated by the terms Gangrenous Excoriation, or Erosion. 1834 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 138/2 There is one other form of sphacelus from general debility..which has received the names of noma; cheilocace [etc.]. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 625 More pain and discomfort than are usually associated with noma. 1924 Sci. Monthly Oct. 377 As a result of the growth of these germs, especially the spirochaetes, fusiform bacilli and streptococci, there arise..gangrene about the mouth or face called noma. 1974 Times 13 May 8/1 [Vietnamese] children..with..their noses and cheeks eaten away by noma, a disease associated with malnutrition and never seen in Europe except in the Nazi concentration camps. 2001 Guardian 25 Oct. i. 11/1 Ms Yussef suffers from noma, a gangrenous disease known in Africa as the ‘face of poverty’. β. 1705 J. Handley Colloquia Chirurgica xx. 64 (heading) Of Phagedæna and Nome.1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Nome, ulcers that sometimes attack the cheek or vulva of young girls. These appear in the form of red and somewhat livid spots,..and in a few days become gangrenous.1819 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 15 549 These notices of the nome may serve, perhaps, to connect the term with the disease described in this paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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