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
Natalie has since had further surgery, including reversal of the stoma and treatment for complications including a hernia and ongoing wound problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
Etym., μελας, melas, black, and στομα, stoma, mouth; because the fruit of one of these species stains the lips.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Disability Wales said the issue was not limited to people with stomas.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She says the reaction from her sto-mates, people who also have stomas, to her being on the show and modelling has been "amazing".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 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
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
She has undergone 16 separate surgeries and has two stomas and catheter.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2023
Meanwhile, carbon dioxide enters the leaf through tiny openings called stomata.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When leaves release water vapor through their stomata, they start the process of evapotranspiration, which draws water up to the tallest part of a plant, like a beverage being sucked through a straw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Because of this tradeoff, the number of stomata on a leaf and how they open and close directly affect how efficiently a plant uses water.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
This probably happens because the bladder cells partially cover the stomata on the plant's leaves, a point of entry for many bacterial invaders.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
A dry piece of this material, applied with proper precaution to the stomata-bearing surface of a leaf, rapidly changes to pink if the stomata are open.
From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin
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