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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la trame ou le tissu de soutien d'un organe, la matrice incolore des chloroplastes, ou la masse de tissu fongique portant les structures sporifères.

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.

   🇫🇷Stroma fongique

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.

   🇫🇷Stroma (chloroplaste)

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Stroma (tissu de soutien)

   Synonymes: connective tissueframeworkmatrixscaffold

   Antonymes: parenchyma

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