stomatoiogy

[Gr. stoma (gen it. stomatos ) =a mouth, and ology ] The sum of what is known concerning the mouth. stom-a-to-mor-pho us, a. [Pref. stoma to-, and Gr. morphe =form.] Bot.: Mouth-shaped. ( Treas. of Bot.) stom-a-to-plastic, adj. [Pref. stoma to-, and Eng. plastic (q. v.).] Surg.: Applied to the operation of forming a mouth, where the aperture has been contracted from any cause. ( Dunglison .) stom-a-tor-rhā-gi-a, s . [Pref. stoma to- , and Gr. rhegnymi to break.] Pathol.: Discharges of blood from the mouth and throat. As a rule, it is not a formidable disease.