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stoma

[stoh-muh] / ˈstoʊ mə /
NOUN
areola
Synonyms
STRONG




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The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

The stoma, a small hole in her abdomen, removes the waste from her body into the fitted bag, which Lucy has to regularly empty.

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

Each of these openings is called a stoma.

From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.




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