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Stigma
01
a visible mark on the skin that serves as a symptom of a particular medical condition
Examples
The physician noted a stigma on the patient's arm consistent with Lyme disease.
Certain viral infections produce a distinct stigma on the skin.
02
a small external opening on the body of an arthropod through which air enters the tracheal system for respiration
Examples
Each stigma on the insect's abdomen connects to its internal air tubes.
The beetle breathes through paired stigmata along its thorax.
03
a mark of shame attached to a person or condition, often resulting in exclusion or discrimination
Examples
Mental illness still carries a stigma in many communities.
She overcame the stigma of her past and rebuilt her life.
04
the top part of the pistil in a flower, where pollen lands and germinates to begin the fertilization process
Examples
The bee brushed pollen onto the flower 's stigma.
The stigma is often sticky to help capture pollen grains.
Lexical Tree
stigmatic
stigmatism
stigmatist
stigma
