noun
stent
stehnt
noun
1
A small tube inserted into a blood vessel or other passage in the body to keep it open.
"Doctors fitted a stent to keep the artery from narrowing again."
verb
1
To insert a stent into a blood vessel.
"Surgeons stented the blocked artery during the procedure."
How to Use Stent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tiny medical tube used to hold open a narrowed or weak blood vessel.
Common pairings
fit a stent
stent procedure
heart stent
Word Forms
stented past tense, stented past tense, stents plural, stents plural, stents singular, stents singular
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Etymology
Origin unclear; possibly named after the 19th-century English dentist Charles Stent, who developed a related dental material.