stent
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Definition of stent
: 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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During the procedure, the CorPath GRX robotādeveloped by a company called Corindusāinserted a small instrument called a stent in order to open blood vessels in the heart, according to a paper published in EClinicalMedicine. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Robot Helps Perform First Long-Distance Heart Surgery," 6 Sep. 2019 As part of the treatment, a stent was inserted into Ginsburgās bile duct. — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Completed Cancer Treatment In August," 24 Aug. 2019 For three weeks this August, Justice Ginsberg underwent focused radiation treatment, and a bile duct stent was placed, according to the courtās statement. — New York Times, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Her Pancreas," 23 Aug. 2019 Doctors also inserted a bile duct stent as part of treatment. — Adam Edelman, NBC News, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent treatment for tumor on pancreas, Supreme Court says," 23 Aug. 2019 Part of her treatment included the insertion of a bile duct stent. — CBS News, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg completes radiation therapy for tumor on pancreas," 23 Aug. 2019 With three heart attacks and eight stents in his heart ā the maximum number ā Crosby figures another heart attack will claim him in the next year or two. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: David Crosby hoping for a little more time in elegiac doc āRemember My Nameā," 2 Aug. 2019 With three heart attacks and eight stents in his heart ā the maximum number ā Crosby figures another heart attack will claim him in the next year or two. — Glenn Whipp, Twin Cities, "David Crosby hoping for a little more time in elegiac documentary āRemember My Nameā," 1 Aug. 2019 Crosby now has eight stents in his heart, diabetes, hepatitis C, and a transplanted liver. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self in the Documentary āRemember My Nameā," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stent
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stent
medical
: a metal or plastic tube that is put in a blood vessel to keep it open
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stent
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Medical Definition of stent
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: a mold formed from a resinous compound and used for holding a surgical graft in place
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: something (as a pad of gauze immobilized by sutures) used like a stent
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: 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