stoma

stoma /sto·ma/ (sto´mah) pl. sto´mas, sto´mata   [Gr.] a mouthlike opening, particularly an incised opening which is kept open for drainage or other purposes.sto´mal

Stoma resulting from a descending colostomy.

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sto·ma (stm)

n. pl. sto·mas or sto·ma·ta (-m-t)

1. A minute opening or pore, as in the surface of a membrane.

2. A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.

3. A surgically constructed opening, especially one made in the abdominal wall to permit the passage of waste.

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stomal adj.

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Stoma

When the entire larynx must be surgically removed, an opening is surgically created in the neck so that the windpipe can be brought out to the neck. This opening is called the stoma.

Mentioned in: Bladder Cancer, Electrolyte Supplements, Enterostomy, Head and Neck Cancer

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stoma

[stō′mə] pl. stomas, stomata

Etymology: Gk, mouth

1 a pore, orifice, or opening on a surface.

2 an artificial opening of an internal organ on the surface of the body created surgically, such as for a colostomy, ileostomy, or tracheostomy.

3 a new opening created surgically between two body structures, such as for a gastroenterostomy, pancreaticogastrostomy, pancreatoduodenostomy, or pyeloureterostomy.

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stoma (sto´m),

n a tiny surface opening or pore. It may occur naturally or be the result of a surgical incision, as in a colostomy, or as the result of an abscess.
Stoma is the Greek word for “oral cavity.”

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stoma

pl. stomas, stomata [Gr.]

1. a mouthlike opening.

2. an incised opening that is kept open for drainage or other purposes, such as the opening in the abdominal wall for colostomy, ureterostomy and ileal conduit.

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stoma

Ostomy Surgery A surgically created opening of a hollow viscus organ to the outside of the body. See Colostomy, Urostomy.