
[Middle English stigme, brand, from Latin stigma, stigmat-, tattoo indicating slave or criminal status, from Greek, tattoo mark, from stizein, stig-, to prick.]
stigmal stig'mal adj.| sticking place, sticking point, stewardess, stereo | |
| stigmatize, stile, style, stiletto |
| Stick-Style or Carpenter Gothic House, Stepped-Up Basis | |
| Stipulations, Stopclause |
1. A mark or spot that acts as a sign of a particular disease.
2. Any mark or lesion in the skin.
The receptive apex of the pistil of a flower, on which pollen is deposited.
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity.
— Thomas Watson (1874-1956)
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Pl. stigmas, stigmata [Gr.] any physical mark or peculiarity that aids in identification or diagnosis of a condition.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stigma, stempel, skamplet
Nederlands (Dutch)
stigma, stempel, vlek
Français (French)
n. - (Bot) stigmate, stigmate (de)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Stigma, Brandmal, Narbe
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στίγμα, όνειδος, (ζωολ., φυτολ.) στίγμα, (παθολ.) αιμορραγική κηλίδα
Italiano (Italian)
stigma, marchio, segno, bollo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - estigma (m)
Русский (Russian)
клеймо позора, стигма, пятно или язва, шрам, рубец (на теле)
Español (Spanish)
n. - estigma
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stigma, tecken, kännetecken, brännmärke
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
耻辱, 污名, 眼点, 柱头, 气门
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 恥辱, 汙名, 眼點, 柱頭, 氣門
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 오명, 치욕, (병 등의) 증상
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汚名, 柱頭, 聖痕
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وسم, وصمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אות-קלון, תחושת-בושה, כתם, רבב, צלקת (בפרח), סטיגמה
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