stoma
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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
On 18 January, she underwent emergency surgery, in which part of her bowel was removed and a stoma fitted.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her illness had led to her pulling off her stoma bag that collects bodily waste from the abdomen.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
By February 2023 he underwent a second, major surgery to remove the tumour and his bladder, leaving him with two stoma bags, one linked to his bowel and one to his bladder.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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 bear makes opening conversations about stomas a lot easier because the child can explain what's happened to them using their bear," said Ms Gow.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
The model, who made it to the final of the BBC's hit reality series, said her "main goal" after the show was to raise awareness of disabilities and break the taboo around stomas.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 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
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
Coincidentally, the closure of stomata also obstructs the preferred entry points for nutrient-sucking pests like spider mites.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2024
The sensors can enter leaves through pores called stomata and take up residence in the mesophyll -- the layer where most photosynthesis takes place.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 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 microscopical inspection of stomata is not a completely satisfactory method of discovering to what degree they are open.
From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin
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