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In botany, a stoma (pl.: stomata, from Greek στόμα, "mouth"), also called a stomate (pl.: stomates), is a pore found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange between the internal air spaces of the leaf and the atmosphere.
This is a list of surgeries and surgical procedures that are -ostomy or -stomy : surgically creating a hole (a new "mouth" or "stoma") Gastrointestinal [ edit ]
Tough or high-fiber foods (for example: potato skins, tomato skins, and raw vegetables) are hard to digest in the small intestine and may cause blockages or discomfort when passing through the stoma. Chewing food thoroughly can reduce such problems. [6] Some people find that certain foods cause annoying gas or diarrhea. [8] Many foods can ...
Stoma and ostomy bags may also be referred to as colostomy bags. "There are different types of bags for a stoma but ultimately a stoma bag or ostomy bag are really the same thing," Mumtaz says.
The leaf and stem epidermis is covered with pores called stomata (sing; stoma), part of a stoma complex consisting of a pore surrounded on each side by chloroplast-containing guard cells, and two to four subsidiary cells that lack chloroplasts. The stomata complex regulates the exchange of gases and water vapor between the outside air and the ...
An enterostomy (entero-+ -stomy; / ɛ n t ə ˈ r ɒ s t oʊ m i /) is either (1) a surgical procedure to create a durable opening (called a stoma) through the abdominal wall into an intestine (small intestine or large intestine) or (2) the stoma thus created. The various types of enterostomy are named according to which intestinal segment is ...
Musician Tom Speight has lived with a stoma for over a decade, after undergoing an emergency operation that saved his life. Here he unpacks some of the misconceptions to mark World Involunary ...
For example, a mouth, a nose, and an anus are natural stomata. Any hollow organ can be manipulated into an artificial stoma as necessary. This includes the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, ileum, colon, pleural cavity, ureters, urinary bladder, and renal pelvis. Such a stoma may be permanent or temporary. [citation needed]