In Japanese class, we practiced conjugating u-stems to form the past tense.

In our morphology class, we compared the o-stems of several Indo-European languages.

When reconstructing Proto-Indo-European lexicons, scholars often debate whether a given noun should be treated as an o-stem.

Proto-Indo-European u-stem nouns frequently exhibit ablaut alternations that are important for reconstruction.

In the Latin exam, the students had to decline several i-stems correctly.

During the seminar, the philologist highlighted how an i-stem influences vowel changes in case endings.

When conjugating certain verbs, a consonant stem — that is, a stem ending in a consonant — often dictates which suffix appears.

The botanist examined the stem node to determine where the new leaf would emerge.

Clinicians are exploring how stem cells can be guided to replace neurons lost to injury.

Damage to the brain stem can disrupt breathing and heart rate because it connects the spinal cord to the forebrain.