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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 (stɛnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
| [C19: after Charles Stent (1807--85), English dentist] | |
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Stent
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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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