stent

noun

ˈstent 

: 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

Examples of stent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moore also claimed that Newman suffered a heart attack, had stents placed and fainted in court, all claims that Dolin dispute. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024

This allows for the safer use of blood-contacting devices, such as catheters, stents, blood-oxygenation machines and dialysis machines, the release stated. —Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024

Typically, when infants and young children need stents, surgeons trim or modify adult-size stents and squeeze them into the tiny vessels of infants’ hearts, which are about the size of a walnut. —Jessica Herzberg, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Doctors removed the clot and inserted a stent in a Tuesday morning surgery, the release stated. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Charles Thomas Stent †1885 English dentist

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stent

noun

ˈstent 

variants also stint

ˈstint 

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