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stent

[ stent ]

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.


stent

/ ɛԳ /

noun

  1. med a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stent1

First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stent1

C19: after Charles Stent (1807–85), English dentist
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It also criticises India's sluggish approval process for genetically modified products and price caps on stents and implants.

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He has had four stents fitted to open blocked arteries but said he had become so unwell he suspects another is needed.

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It's a computer-generated heart, or digital twin, used to test implantable cardiovascular devices, like stents, and prosthetic valves that, once confirmed they are safe, will eventually be used on real people.

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Doctors told him that he had three blocked arteries and placed stents to keep them open, he said.

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Clarkson said he had a stent fitted, which is a tube that is inserted into a narrowed or blocked artery to open it and allow blood to flow more freely.

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