stoma

IPA: stˈoʊmʌ

noun

  • (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
  • (medicine) A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
  • (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
  • An artificial anus.
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Examples of "stoma" in Sentences

  • Stomas on the leaf act as a cell.
  • Only the proximal stoma is functioning.
  • The size of the stoma created is also important.
  • It avoids the need for a stoma bag on the urostomy.
  • In some species, the male stoma is indistinct or collapsed.
  • If lack of control is the problem then a stoma may be necessary.
  • The laryngectomee breathes through an opening in the neck, a stoma.
  • The stoma are bordered by guard cells that open and close the pore.
  • In the stem, they usually appear below a stoma or group of stomata.
  • In anatomy, a natural stoma is any opening in the body, such as the mouth.

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