stentnoun [ C ]
uk/stent/us/stent/specializeda long thin object put inside a tube in the body, for example a blood vessel, so that its walls stay firm or so that body fluids can flow easily through it
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a small piece of mesh that keeps any tube-like body structure open so body fluids can flow freely through it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical & surgical equipment
- autoclave
- bedpan
- cardiograph
- catheterization
- catheterize
- colonoscope
- CPB
- depressor
- drip
- forceps
- iron lung
- MRI
- respirator
- scalpel
- stenting
- stomach pump
- thermometer
- tomography
- tongue depressor
- ultrasound
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