Meaning of STOMA
| Pronunciation: | | 'stowmu
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- [n] a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
- [n] a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem
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| | Synonyms: | | pore |
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| | See Also: | | aperture, colostomy, opening, orifice, porta, tracheostomy, tracheotomy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sto"ma\, n.; pl. {Stomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a mouth.]
1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in
many serous membranes.
2. (Bot.)
(a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs
opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually
bordered by two contractile cells.
(b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It
is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells.
See Illust. of {Sporangium}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A stigma. See {Stigma}, n., 6
(a) &
(b) .
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| | Definition: | | opening in the abdomen that is created by an operation (ostomy); must be covered at all times by a bag that collects stool. |
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| | Definition: | | A pore; a pore in the epidermis of a leaf or other aerial organ, providing access for gaseous exchange between the tissues and the atmosphere. |
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