Definition of stoma Stoma

/stowˈmʌ/ - [stowmu] - sto•ma

We found 13 definitions of stoma from 6 different sources.

What does stoma mean?

Noun Plural: stomata
stoma - a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
		orifice, porta, opening an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
		colostomy a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
		tracheostomy, tracheotomy a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
		surgery a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
stoma - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
		stomate, pore
		aperture an man-made opening; usually small
		germ pore a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination
		hydathode, water pore, water stoma a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants

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stoma (Noun)
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)
A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
stoma (Noun)
An artificial anus .

stoma (n.)
One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
stoma (n.)
The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells.
stoma (n.)
The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium.
stoma (n.)
A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b).

stoma
stō′ma, n. (bot.) one of the minute openings in the epidermis of leaves and tender green stems of plants, subserving the purpose of respiration: (zool.) one of the breathing-holes in the bodies of certain of the articulata:—pl. Stō′mata.—adjs. Stomat′ic; Stomatif′erous.—n. Stomatī′tis, inflammation of the interior of the mouth.—adj. Stō′matode, having a stoma.—ns. Stomatol′ogy, the scientific knowledge of the mouth; Stō′matoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the mouth. [Gr. stoma, a mouth.]

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