meaning of strom
1. The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.
2. The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell.
3. A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.
4. the supporting tissue of an organ as opposed to parenchyma
Related Words
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