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opening vs stoma

stoma vs opening

opening and stoma both are nouns.

opening is an adjective but stoma is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
opening Yes Yes No No
stoma Yes No No No
As nouns, stoma is a hyponym of opening; that is, stoma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opening:
  • opening: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
  • stoma: a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
Other hyponyms of opening include vent, blastopore, aortic orifice, porta hepatis, spiracle, mouth, os, cervix, cervix uteri, uterine cervix, fenestra, cardia, introitus, external orifice, urethral orifice, pylorus, anus, fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot, naris, rima.
opening (noun) stoma (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
the act of opening something a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
becoming open or being made open
the first of a series of actions
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
a possible alternative
the initial part of the introduction
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
an open or empty space in or between things
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
opening (adjective) stoma (adjective)
first or beginning
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