Stoma: , pl. stomas, stomataDo not confuse this word with stroma. Avoid the mispronunciation stoma'ta of the plural of this word. (1) A minute opening or pore. (2) An artificial opening between two cavities or canals, or between such and the surface of the body. [G. a mouth]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Stoma: A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside.
Source: National Institute of Health
Stoma: a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ).
Source: WordNet 2.1
Stoma: Artificial openings between two cavities or canals, or between such and the surface of the body. (Stedman, 26th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Stoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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