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| sto·ma [ stṓmə ] (plural sto·ma·ta [ stṓmətə ]) |
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1. botany plant pore: a tiny pore in the outer layer epidermis of a plant leaf or stem that controls the passing of water vapor and other gases into and out of the plant
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2. zoology mouth or similar structure: a mouth, or an opening that acts as or is shaped like a mouth
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3. surgery surgical opening: an artificial opening made in an organ of the body, especially an opening in the colon or ileum made via the abdomen
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| [Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "mouth"] |
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  sto·mal adjective |
| sto·ma·tal adjective |
| sto·ma·tous adjective |
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