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In biology:

• Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or minute hole
• In a flower carpel, the stigma is the terminal portion that has no epidermis and is fitted to receive pollen.
• The eyespot apparatus of unicellular organisms, for example Euglena and Chlamydomonas
• Stigma of the eye

In discrimination: A stigma in mammalian reproductive anatomy refers to the area of the ovarian surface where the graafian follicle will burst through during ovulation and release the ovum. ... Amaryllis style and stigmas A carpel is the outer, often visible part of the female reproductive organ of a flower; the basic unit of the gynoecium. ... Schematic representation of a Euglena cell with red eyespot (9) Schematic representation of a Chlamydomonas cell with chloroplast eyespot (4) The eyespot apparatus (or stigma) is a photoreceptive organelle found in the flagellate (motile) cells of green algae and other unicellular photosynthetic organisms such as euglenids. ... Astigmatism is an affliction of the eye, where vision is blurred by an irregularly shaped cornea. ...

• Badge of shame, a mark of infamy or disgrace
• Social stigma, a severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms, including:
  • Weight stigma, negative attitudes towards overweight/obese individuals

In literature: Yellow badge Jews in Nazi Germany were required to wear as a badge of shame. ... Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms. ... Weight stigma, also known as weightism, weight bias, and weight-based discrimination, refers to negative attitudes towards overweight/obese individuals that influence interpersonal interactions. ...

• Stigma (book), a 1963 book written by Erving Goffman
• Stigma (manga), a Japanese manga story by Kazuya Minekura

In music: Erving Goffman Erving Goffman (June 11, 1922 – November 19, 1982), was a sociologist and writer. ...

• Stigma (album), an album recorded by the band EMF in 1992
• Vinnie Stigma, the long time guitarist of the seminal hardcore bands Agnostic Front and Madball

In sociology: Stigma was an album by EMF. Its You was actually called Its You That Leaves Me Dry but was re-titled to Its You and re-mixed for the single release. ... Vinnie Stigma (born Vincent Cappucchio) is the long time guitarist of the seminal hardcore bands Agnostic Front and Madball. ...

• Stigma (Sociological Theory), the phenomenon whereby an individual with an attribute, which is deeply discredited by his/her society, is rejected as a result of the attribute

In other fields:

• A bodily mark, sore, or sensation of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus; see stigmata
• "Stigma" (Enterprise episode), a second-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Stigma (film), a 1972 film featuring Philip Michael Thomas
• Stigma (letter), a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau

For other senses of this word, see stigma and stigmata (disambiguation). ... Stigma is the title of an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise first broadcast in the spring of 2003 as part of the shows second season. ... Stigma is a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, sometimes used nowadays to represent the Greek numeral 6. ...

See also

• Astigmatism
• Stigmata (disambiguation)

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