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ˈstroʊ mə; -mə təstro·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stromanoun

    a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it

  2. stromanoun

    the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast

  3. stromanoun

    the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)

Wiktionary

  1. stromanoun

    the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it

  2. Etymology: From stromat-, from στρῶμα, from στόρνυμι

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  1. stroma

    In biology, stroma refers to the supportive, connective, non-functional, or framework tissue in plants and animals. In plants, it is the dense fluid within the chloroplast where photosynthesis occurs. In animals, it is the matrix or supportive structure of a cell or tissue.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stromanoun

    the connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney

  2. Stromanoun

    the spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell

  3. Stromanoun

    a layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia

  4. Etymology: [L., a bed covering, Gr. a couch or bed.]

Wikidata

  1. Stroma

    In animal tissue, stroma refers to the connective, supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ. The stroma in animal tissue is contrasted with the parenchyma. Examples include: ⁕Stroma of iris ⁕stroma of cornea ⁕Stroma of ovary ⁕stroma of thyroid gland ⁕stroma of thymus ⁕Stroma of bone marrow Stromal cells are the non-tumor cells in tumors.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Stroma

    strō′ma, n. the subtentacular tissue or substance of an organ or cell: in fungi, the substance in which the perithecia are immersed: the solid mass left after all liquid is expressed from protoplasm.—adjs. Stromat′ic; Strō′matiform; Strō′matous. [Gr. strōma, a covering.]

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  1. smorat

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stroma in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stroma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stroma in a Sentence

  1. Saj Khan:

    Dr Homer said. The laser treats only the iris and does not enter the pupil or treat any portion of the inside of the eye where the nerves affecting the vision are located. The company is still in the fundraising stage but hopes to have completed clinical trials within several years. And the cost of turning your brown eyes blue ? Dr Homer says Stroma Medical would charge around $ 5,000( £ 3,120) for the procedure. Industry skepticism Industry reaction to the process has been muted. Ophthalmologists who deal with people's eyes, Dr Homer concedes, have every right to be skeptical for the simple fact they are dealing with one of the most sensitive organs in the human body. Saj Khan, an ophthalmologist at the London Eye Hospital, told CNN the treatment raised some red flags. ' The main concern with any procedure that involves releasing pigment inside the eye is that the pigment can clog up the normal drainage channels which can in turn cause the pressure inside the eye to go up, if that happens significantly enough, for long enough, it's how patients develop glaucoma.

  2. Dr Homer:

    If Dr Homer take that pigment away, then the light can enter the stroma -- the little fibers that look like bicycle spokes in a light eye - and when the light scatters it only reflects back the shortest wavelengths and that's the blue end of the spectrum.

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