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stoma

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Main Entry: sto·ma
Pronunciation: \ˈstō-mə\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural sto·ma·ta \-mə-tə\ also stomas
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stomat-, stoma mouth
Date: circa 1684

1 : any of various small simple bodily openings especially in a lower animal
2 : one of the minute openings in the epidermis of a plant organ (as a leaf) through which gaseous interchange takes place; also : the opening with its associated cellular structures
3 : an artificial permanent opening especially in the abdominal wall made in surgical procedures


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