stent

American  

[stent] / stɛnt /

noun

• stents
  plural

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

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stent British  

/ stɛnt /

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stents
  plural

Etymology

Origin of stent

First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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In July, Michaels was diagnosed with a complicated obstructing kidney stone, which required immediate surgery and the placement of a ureteral stent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

For the second quarter, the stent maker forecast adjusted earnings in a range between 82 cents and 84 cents a share on sales growth of 5.5% to 7.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Pasadena Humane veterinarians placed a stent in one of Peanut’s nostrils to keep the skin from closing over as the wound healed, according to Holeman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

By 3:52 p.m., less than two hours after Miele’s first symptoms, his artery was reopened and Slater implanted a stent to keep it that way.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

When I had my heart attack, they put three stents in my coronary arteries and blah, blah, blah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Boston Scientific said its first-quarter net income roughly doubled as demand continued to grow worldwide for its stents, catheters and other cardiology devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Shouhed had recently undergone heart surgery, in which three stents had been installed, DeSimone said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

It will compare the use of stents - surgical tubes used to open up the body's passageways - with a new technique of using a small catheter to insert a green dye.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025

While Miele was still in the hospital, she was on the Internet, Googling stents.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times