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noun
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
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Stent
is always a great word to know.
So is auri. Does it mean:
| a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. |
| a combining form meaning "ear": |
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Word Origin & History
stent
"tube implanted temporarily," 1964, named for Charles T. Stent (1807-85), Eng. dentist.
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Medical Dictionary
stent (stěnt)
n.
A device that is used to maintain a bodily orifice or cavity during skin grafting, or to immobilize a skin graft following placement.
A slender thread, rod, or catheter placed within the lumen of tubular structures, such as a blood vessel, to provide support during or after anastomosis.
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