stroma

A noun referring to the supportive or structural tissue of an organ, or the colorless matrix of a chloroplast, or a mass of fungal tissue containing spore-bearing structures.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la trama o tejido de sostén de un órgano, la matriz incolora del cloroplasto o la masa de tejido fúngico que contiene las estructuras productoras de esporas.

1. Fungal tissue mass C2 formal scientific

   A mass of fungal tissue that contains or supports spore-bearing structures.

   • The stroma of the fungus was visible under the microscope.
   • Spores develop within the stroma of certain fungi.
   • The fungal stroma provides protection for the developing spores.

   🇪🇸Estroma fúngico

2. Chloroplast framework C2 formal scientific

   The dense, colorless framework of a chloroplast that surrounds the thylakoids.

   • The stroma contains enzymes needed for the Calvin cycle.
   • Chloroplasts have a fluid-filled stroma where carbon fixation occurs.
   • The thylakoids are embedded within the stroma of the chloroplast.

   🇪🇸Estroma del cloroplasto

   Sinónimos: ground substancematrix

3. Supporting organ tissue C2 formal medical

   The supporting connective tissue of an organ, as opposed to its functional tissue (parenchyma).

   • The stroma of the ovary provides structural support.
   • In the cornea, the stroma makes up the majority of its thickness.
   • The tumor invaded the stroma surrounding the gland.

   🇪🇸Estroma (tejido de sostén)

   Sinónimos: connective tissueframeworkmatrixscaffold

   Antónimos: parenchyma

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