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stent
n.
(Medicine) mold used to hold a skin graft in place during healing; thin tube inserted into a tubular structure (e.g. a blood vessel) to hold it open or remove a blockage
Stent
In
medicine, a
stent is a tube or other device placed in the body to create a passage between two hollow spaces, and
stenting is the placement of a stent. There is a wide variety of stents used for different purposes, from expandable
coronary,
vascular and
biliary stents, to simple plastic stents used to allow the flow of
urine between
kidney and
bladder. Stent is also used as a
verb to describe the placement of such a device, particularly when a disease such as
atherosclerosis has
pathologically narrowed a structure such as an
artery.
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stent
Noun
1. a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
(hypernym) tube, tubing
Stent
(v. t.)
To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
(v. i.)
To stint; to stop; to cease.
(obs. p. p.)
of Stent
(n.)
An allotted portion; a stint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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stent
A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to provide support and keep the structure open.
