different between colostomy vs stoma

English

Etymology

colo- +? -stomy

Noun

colostomy (plural colostomies)

1. (surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision.

   Hyponyms: ascendostomy, transversostomy, descendostomy, sigmoidostomy

Derived terms

• colostomy bag
• ostomy

Translations

English

Etymology

From New Latin, Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (stóma, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?st??m?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sto?m?/
• Rhymes: -??m?

Noun

stoma (plural stomata or stomas)

1. (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.

   Synonym: stomate

2. (medicine) 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.
3. (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
4. An artificial anus.

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Stoma (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stoma (medicine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• MOTAS, Matos, Moats, Motas, atmos, atoms, masto-, moats

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sto?ma?/

Noun

stoma m (plural stoma's or stomata, diminutive stomaatje n)

1. stoma, (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.

Gothic

Romanization

stoma

1. Romanization of ????????????????????

Italian

Noun

stoma m (plural stomi)

1. (botany, zoology, surgery) stoma (all senses)

Polish

Alternative forms

• stu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?.ma/

Numeral

stoma

1. (rare) instrumental of sto