stoma
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She said: "Seeing stoma bags that are glittery and frilly it shows people that we're not just patients we're actually people."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
"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
Using her large social media following, Lucy says she is determined to raise awareness of what it's like to go to festivals and other big events with a stoma bag, or other accessibility needs.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
As his intestine was removed during surgery, he will now use a stoma to collect waste.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
Each of these openings is called a stoma.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
"Doctors have told me that if they'd caught it sooner, I wouldn't have ended up the way I am, living with two stomas and being in early menopause at the age of 31."
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
"The bear makes opening conversations about stomas a lot easier because the child can explain what's happened to them using their bear," said Ms Gow.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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
The vest also has a pocket on the back with extra stomas and supplies.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
She has undergone 16 separate surgeries and has two stomas and catheter.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2023
This limitation matters because stomata respond quickly to changes in light, temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide levels.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
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
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 stomata of Pine leaves are depressed below the surface and interrupt the continuity of epiderm and hypoderm.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
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Life Science: Plants
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