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Stoma vs Stigma - What's the difference?

stoma | stigma |

As nouns the difference between stoma and stigma

is that stoma is stoma (all senses) while stigma is stigma (mark of infamy).

stoma

English

Noun

(wikipedia stoma) (en-noun)
  • (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
  • A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
  • (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
  • An artificial anus.

    • Related terms

    * ostomy * -stomy

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    stigma

    English

    (wikipedia stigma)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Anglicised long stem) * (l) (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  • A scar or birthmark.
  • (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, ().

    • Derived terms

    * stigmatize

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