Anatomy
stroma Audio
stro·ma [ stroh-muh ]
Etymology:
Greek stroma = bed covering or bedding
A recent adoption into anatomy.
Definitions related to stroma:
  • Organ component which consists of connective tissue that subdivides parenchyma into lobes, segments, lobules, acini, or cortex and medulla and the vascular and the neural networks intermixed with this connective tissue.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The non-neoplastic connective tissue of an organ.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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