English Explanatory Dictionary

stent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
verb
  1. To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
noun
  1. An allotted portion; a stint.
verb
  1. To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
  2. To stint; to stop; to cease.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/stɛnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stent.wav /stɪnt/

Word forms

stent stents stenting stented

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein.

Derived words

intrastent microstent poststent stentectomy stented stentgraft stentless unstented
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