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