stent

stent
/stent/, n.
Med. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
[1960-65; orig. uncert.]

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  • Stent — der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. stent, urspr. nach dem englischen Zahnmediziner Charles T. Stent (1807 1885)>: 1. medizinisch technisches Hilfsmittel bes. in Form einer Metall od. Plastikröhre zur Abstützung der Innenwand von verengten… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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