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stomas

stomas is the plural of stoma.

Meaning of stoma

Noun

stoma (plural stomata or stomas)

  1. One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
    Synonyms:
    stomate
  2. 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; an artificial anus.
    • From a large tote bag sat beside her, she takes out a Victoria Beckham makeup bag, which contains her urostomy night bag, which plugs into the bag on the stoma.2024 May 29, Simon Hattenstone, “The radical, ravishing rebirth of Tracey Emin: ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.

Forms of stomas

alternative formstomata

Questions about stomas

What is stomas the plural of?
Stomas is the plural of stoma.

Words near stomas in the dictionary

  1. stomaphilia
  2. stomaplasties
  3. stomaplasty
  4. stomapod
  5. stomapods
  6. stomas
  7. stomata
  8. stomatal
  9. stomatalgia
  10. stomate
  11. stomatellid

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