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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

"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

The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Her illness had led to her pulling off her stoma bag that collects bodily waste from the abdomen.

From BBC Sep. 22, 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

"Doctors have told me that if they'd caught it sooner, I wouldn't have ended up the way I am, living with two stomas and being in early menopause at the age of 31."

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

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 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

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 has undergone 16 separate surgeries and has two stomas and catheter.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2023

As the research team explained, "Traditionally, we've had to choose between seeing the stomata or measuring their function."

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

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

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

Arnold represents the most strenuous advocates of the stomata theory, according to which the leucocytes pass through canals normally existing in the wall.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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