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stroma
[stroh-muh]
noun
plural
stromataCell Biology.the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
Anatomy.the supporting framework, usually of connective tissue, of an organ, as distinguished from the parenchyma.
Mycology.(in certainfungi ) a compact mass of tissue, in or on which the fructifications may be developed.
Botany.the matrix of a chloroplast containing various molecules and ions.
stroma
/ ˈstrəʊmə, strəʊˈmætɪk /
noun
the gel-like matrix of chloroplasts and certain cells
the fibrous connective tissue forming the matrix of the mammalian ovary and testis
a dense mass of hyphae that is produced by certain fungi and gives rise to spore-producing bodies
Other 51Թ Forms
- stromatic adjective
- stromal adjective
- stromatous adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stroma1
Example Sentences
The data also offer a potential explanation for the aberrant glucose regulation reported in metabolically dysfunctional fatty breast tissue of people who are obese, in which the connective tissue, called the stroma, is often stiff7.
The surgeon first uses a suction ring to flatten the eye in order to cut a flap in the cornea, folding the flap back to reveal the middle section, called the stroma.
Because those organoids include stroma, a scaffold of connective tissue essential for tumor growth, they may prove better for studying therapies that target the stroma, such as cancer immunotherapy.
Control tumours consisted of large, poorly differentiated cells with little cytoplasm, relatively little stroma, and had small areas of central necrosis.
These results highlight potential roles for YAP and reactive stroma in EMT-regulated progression of cervical cancers.
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