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stoma

[stoh-muh] / ˈstoʊ mə /
NOUN
areola
Synonyms
STRONG




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"I have swallowed more dust than bread," he said in his living room, as he showed the stoma bag he now has to use.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

One of Recondition's best-selling items are stoma bag covers.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

"I always say my stoma bag is just new accessory. It's just another bag and that was where the whole idea came from to like make covers for it and have it as an accessory."

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

"But then as soon as I had my stoma bag, I was like, 'Oh, right well, let's make this work again.'"

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

The layer forming the roof is called the "epidermis," and the small opening left leading into the chamber is bounded by a special ring of cells and forms the "stoma" or air-pore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

She also has two stomas in place for life because much of her bladder and bowel have had to be removed.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

The Traitors finalist Mollie Pearce says her "main goal" after the show is to raise awareness of disabilities and break the taboo around stomas.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2024

She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2023

The vest also has a pocket on the back with extra stomas and supplies.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2023

Gill Castle swam mostly in the dark from Dover to France in 14 hours to raise awareness of birth injures and people with stomas.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2023

By combining these tools, scientists can directly observe how stomata behave as environmental conditions change, providing a real-time view of plant responses that was not possible before.

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

Scientists have long understood that plants take in air through tiny openings on their leaves known as stomata.

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, plants may need to open their stomata less frequently, leading to decreased transpiration and preserving more groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2024

But when the air and soil are so dry that they can’t meet demand, a tree will eventually close the stomata, or pores, on its leaves to avoid losing precious water.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2023

The result is that a current of air is drawn through the stomata into the leaf, and then out of the leaf into the cavity of the porometer. 

From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin




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