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

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Etymology

Origin of stent

First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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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

One legitimate concern among cardiologists, says Blaha, is doctors who may inappropriately use a calcium score to justify doing a procedure, such as putting a stent in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

A stent is a small tube that helps open up a blocked artery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

He was fitted with a stent in his chest and he was put on dialysis.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

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

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

It also criticises India's sluggish approval process for genetically modified products and price caps on stents and implants.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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