Associations to the word «Stoma»

Wiktionary

STOMA, noun. (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
STOMA, noun. 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.
STOMA, noun. (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
STOMA, noun. An artificial anus.

Dictionary definition

STOMA, noun. A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass.
STOMA, noun. A mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ).

Wise words

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