stoma
English Thesaurus
1. a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body)
hypernym | : | opening, orifice, porta, |
definition | : | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | colostomy, |
definition | : | a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus (noun.act) |
part meronym | : | tracheostomy, tracheotomy, |
definition | : | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes (noun.act) |
domain category | : | surgery, |
definition | : | the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition) |
2. a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | aperture, |
definition | : | a natural opening in something (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | germ pore, |
definition | : | a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | lenticel, |
definition | : | one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue (noun.plant) |
3. a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body)
derivation | : | stomatous, |
definition | : | having a mouth or mouthlike opening (adj.all) |
derivation | : | stomatal, stomatous, |
definition | : | relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening (adj.pert) |
4. a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass (noun.plant)
derivation | : | stomatal, stomatous, |
definition | : | relating to or constituting plant stomata (adj.pert) |
5. a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body)
derivation | : | stomatous, |
definition | : | having a mouth or mouthlike opening (adj.all) |
derivation | : | stomatal, stomatous, |
definition | : | relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening (adj.pert) |
6. a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass (noun.plant)
derivation | : | stomatal, stomatous, |
definition | : | relating to or constituting plant stomata (adj.pert) |
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