stoma
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"I have swallowed more dust than bread," he said in his living room, as he showed the stoma bag he now has to use.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
By February 2023 he underwent a second, major surgery to remove the tumour and his bladder, leaving him with two stoma bags, one linked to his bowel and one to his bladder.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Lucy's condition means she has additional access needs and requires a clean space to change her stoma bag, as well as access to disabled toilets.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
"I just changed my stoma bag in my tent most of the time, just because I know who's been in there, and it feels like the cleanest place," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
B, Air-chamber with the filaments of assimilating cells and stoma in vertical section.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
She also has two stomas in place for life because much of her bladder and bowel have had to be removed.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
The model, who made it to the final of the BBC's hit reality series, said her "main goal" after the show was to raise awareness of disabilities and break the taboo around stomas.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
Gill found out that women in Kenya resort to using plastic bags, bread wrappers and sometimes tissue to deal with the waste from their stomas.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
She has undergone 16 separate surgeries and has two stomas and catheter.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2023
As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, plants may need to open their stomata less frequently, leading to decreased transpiration and preserving more groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
When there is a water shortage, plants act to conserve water by producing the drought stress hormone ABA to close their stomata.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2024
The findings published in Plant Physiology found the peak closure of stomata is achieved within a time frame of 24 to 30 hours.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2024
But when the air and soil are so dry that they can’t meet demand, a tree will eventually close the stomata, or pores, on its leaves to avoid losing precious water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
The prevailing views at the present time are in favor of the artificial nature of the stomata and pores in the walls of the blood-vessels.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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