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stoma

/stoh-muh/US // ˈstoʊ mə //UK // (ˈstəʊmə) //

造口,造口术,气孔,造孔

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural sto·ma·ta [stoh-muh-tuh, stom-uh-, stoh-mah-tuh], /ˈstoʊ mə tə, ˈstɒm ə-, stoʊˈmɑ tə/, sto·mas.

    • : Also stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
    • : Zoology. a mouth or ingestive opening, especially when in the form of a small or simple aperture.
    • : Medicine/Medical. an artificial opening between two hollow organs or between one hollow organ and the outside of the body, constructed to permit the passage of body fluids or waste products.

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Examples

  • Poson oun estin, ho alloioi, kai d theasmetha; pleon men kata to stoma, meion d' kata to Pg 252Greek text hpar te kai tas phlebas.

  • By change in shape of these cells the opening of the stoma is made larger or smaller.

  • Stomate (Latin Stoma, plural Stomata), the breathing-pores of leaves, 144.