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stent  (stnt)
n.
1. A device used to support a bodily orifice or cavity during skin grafting or to immobilize a skin graft following placement.
2. A slender thread, rod, or catheter inserted into a tubular structure, such as a blood vessel, to provide support during or after anastomosis.
[After Charles R. Stent (1845-1901), English dentist.]
stent [stɛnt]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) Medicine 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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Noun1.stent - a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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The 74th issue of prestigious international journal Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions published an article of Sahajanand Medical Technologies PAINT (PercutAneous INTervention) Trial - A randomized evaluation of two drug-eluting stents with identical metallic platform and biodegradable polymer but different agents (Paclitaxel or Sirolimus) compared against Bare stents 1-year result.
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