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stoma

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




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Paul said he was once told by security to remove his stoma bag at a UK airport - something he is unable to do.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"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

She said: "Seeing stoma bags that are glittery and frilly it shows people that we're not just patients we're actually people."

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

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

"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

Gill found out that women in Kenya resort to using plastic bags, bread wrappers and sometimes tissue to deal with the waste from their stomas.

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

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

Meanwhile, carbon dioxide enters the leaf through tiny openings called stomata.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

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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