: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (such as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open
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Then, roughly half of that group received a stent or, in much smaller numbers, underwent bypass surgery.
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Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This usually starts with a two-week follow-up appointment to remove any stents that may have been used to drain your wound.10 Additional visits will likely be scheduled, mainly if a cystectomy is performed.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
The researchers are also unsure of whether or how medical devices like stents and artificial joints contribute to brain plastic buildup.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
The actress, who has undergone two procedures to insert stents in her heart, is a fixture at the AHA event, having walked the carpet and down the runway in years past.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This usually starts with a two-week follow-up appointment to remove any stents that may have been used to drain your wound.10 Additional visits will likely be scheduled, mainly if a cystectomy is performed.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
The researchers are also unsure of whether or how medical devices like stents and artificial joints contribute to brain plastic buildup.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
The actress, who has undergone two procedures to insert stents in her heart, is a fixture at the AHA event, having walked the carpet and down the runway in years past.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Stent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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stent
noun
variants
also stint
1
: a mold formed from a resinous compound and used for holding a surgical graft in place
also
: something (as a pad of gauze immobilized by sutures) used like a stent
2
: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open
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