stoma
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He said he was "screamed" at after trying to remove his bag of stoma supplies from the conveyor belt after security screening.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Paul said he was once told by security to remove his stoma bag at a UK airport - something he is unable to do.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"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
On 18 January, she underwent emergency surgery, in which part of her bowel was removed and a stoma fitted.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Each of these openings is called a stoma.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Jane H. Newell
Disability Wales said the issue was not limited to people with stomas.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"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
She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
The vest also has a pocket on the back with extra stomas and supplies.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
Gill Castle swam mostly in the dark from Dover to France in 14 hours to raise awareness of birth injures and people with stomas.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
Meanwhile, carbon dioxide enters the leaf through tiny openings called stomata.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When leaves release water vapor through their stomata, they start the process of evapotranspiration, which draws water up to the tallest part of a plant, like a beverage being sucked through a straw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Scientists have long understood that plants take in air through tiny openings on their leaves known as stomata.
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
Leaves from 7 to 10 cm. long, erect, serrulate; stomata ventral only; resin-ducts external.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
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