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stent
[stent]
noun
Medicine/Medical.a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
stent
/ ɛԳ /
noun
med a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis
Word History and Origins
Origin of stent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stent1
Example Sentences
He was fitted with a stent in his chest and he was put on dialysis.
It also criticises India's sluggish approval process for genetically modified products and price caps on stents and implants.
He has had four stents fitted to open blocked arteries but said he had become so unwell he suspects another is needed.
It's a computer-generated heart, or digital twin, used to test implantable cardiovascular devices, like stents, and prosthetic valves that, once confirmed they are safe, will eventually be used on real people.
Doctors told him that he had three blocked arteries and placed stents to keep them open, he said.
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