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stoma

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




Example Sentences

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She had to advocate for herself, googling treatments while exhausted from chemotherapy and dealing with a stoma bag.

From BBC

She had two sections of her bowel removed, a stent in her bladder, was fitted with a stoma and was given a hysterectomy, ending her plans to have children.

From BBC

Bethany Jacobs has Crohn's disease and lives with a permanent stoma bag.

From BBC

Ms Roberts has been through intense treatment and now wears a stoma bag.

From BBC

Exposing leaves to moisture has costs: even a thin film of water can block the flow of carbon dioxide into leaf openings called stomata, hindering photosynthesis.

From Scientific American