stoma

See also: Stoma

English

Etymology

From New Latin, Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊmə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈstoʊmə/
• Rhymes: -əʊmə

Noun

stoma (plural stomata or stomas)

1. (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
2. A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
3. (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
4. An artificial anus.

Related terms

• ostomy
• stomal
• -stomy

Translations

botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf

• Catalan: estoma m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 氣孔／气孔 (hei³ hung²), 气孔 (hei³ hong²)

  Mandarin: 氣孔／气孔 (zh) (qìkǒng), 气孔 (zh) (qìkǒng)

  Min Nan: 氣孔／气孔, 气孔 (khì-khóng)

• Danish: spalteåbning c
• Faroese: blaðop n
• Finnish: ilmarako (fi)
• French: stomate (fr) m
• Icelandic: loftauga n
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• Maori: poare
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: spalteåpning m or f

• Occitan: estoma m
• Portuguese: estoma m
• Russian: у́стьице (ru) n (ústʹice)
• Spanish: estoma (es) m
• Swedish: klyvöppning c
• Tagalog: kilitdahon
• Thai: ปากใบ (bpàak-bai)
• Vietnamese: khí khổng (vi)

small opening in a membrane

• Finnish: avanne (fi)
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• Portuguese: estoma m

zoology: mouthlike opening

• Finnish: suuaukko (fi)
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artificial anus

• Finnish: avanne (fi)
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Anagrams

• MOTAS, Matos, Motas, atmos, atoms, masto-, moats

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoːmaː/

• Audio:

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Noun

stoma m (plural stoma's or stomata, diminutive stomaatje n)

1. stoma, (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.

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Gothic

Romanization

stoma

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰

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Italian

Noun

stoma m (plural stomi)

1. (botany, zoology, surgery) stoma (all senses)

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Polish

Alternative forms

• stu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.ma/

Numeral

stoma

1. (rare) instrumental of sto