Encyclopedia: Stoma (medicine)
In medicine, a stoma is an opening, either natural or surgically created , which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment. Surgical procedures in which stomata are created are ended in the suffix '-ostomy' and begin with a prefix denoting the organ or area being operated on. In anatomy, a natural stoma is any opening in the body, such as the mouth. Any hollow organ can...
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