Associations to the word «Stoma»
Noun
- Abdomen
- Intestine
- Pouch
- Bowel
- Catheter
- Colon
- Urine
- Leakage
- Jimmy
- Stool
- Pore
- Appliance
- Conduit
- Diversion
- Incision
- Opening
- Irritation
- Obstruction
- Bladder
- Bag
- Puppy
- Therapist
- Bulge
- Overly
- Surgery
- Plural
- Collect
- Tube
- Complication
- Valve
- Drain
- Patient
- Drainage
- Et
- Mouth
- Stomach
- Placement
- Infection
- Lung
- Inflammation
- Surgeon
- Outside
- Emma
- Tract
- Skin
- Waste
- Procedure
- Cavity
- Odor
- Irrigation
- Burns
- Leaf
- Sur
- Loop
- Bleeding
- Surface
- Meaning
- Nursing
- Wall
- Creation
- Neck
- Tissue
- Care
- Cancer
- Discharge
- Exit
- Greek
Adjective
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).
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