stent

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.

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[After Charles R. Stent (1845-1901), English dentist.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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