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Stoma
Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany:
One of the
tiny
pores
in the
epidermis
of a
leaf
or
stem
through which
gases
and
water vapor
pass.
●
In 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.
●
In Zoology:
A
mouthlike
opening
, such as the
oral cavity
of a nematode.
●
An
artificial
anus.
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Origin
stoma
English
στόμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Skin
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Tubule
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Airway
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Valve
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Parotid Gland
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