stoma
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈstəʊmə/
(UK)
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/ˈstəʊmə/ (UK) · /ˈstoʊmə/ (US)
Definition of stoma
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
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noun
- One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
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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.”
- A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
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