stoma
Example Sentences
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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
She’s been through intense treatment, and now wears a stoma bag as her bowel recovers.
From BBC
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