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Stigma (plural: stigmata) may refer to:

In biology:

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

In discrimination:

• 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. A topic in mental health literature, but also includes:
  • Weight stigma, negative attitudes towards overweight/obese individuals

In literature:

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

In music:

• 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 (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

See also

• Astigmatism
• Stigmata (disambiguation)

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