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How to pronounce stent in English?

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Type Words
Type of tube, tubing

Examples of stent

stent
The artery was opened with a stent, and Boatwright was released after five days.
From the thestate.com
The new stent graft was implanted under an FDA-approved clinical trial protocol.
From the sciencedaily.com
Once a surgeon puts it in place, the stent is a permanent addition to the artery.
From the abcnews.go.com
The stent remained in situ for 42 and 70 d and no stent migration was observed.
From the sciencedaily.com
The findings mean patients with stable angina do not need to rush to get a stent.
From the delawareonline.com
The need for the dissolving stent increases as the population ages, Capek says.
From the investors.com
The Edwards purchase bolsters Bard's noncoronary stent and stent-graft portfolio.
From the investors.com
And medical students use the glass tubes to practice catheter or stent placement.
From the cnn.com
That's the theory behind a new type of stent that CII researchers are developing.
From the courier-journal.com
More examples
  • A slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
  • In medicine, a stent is an artificial 'tube' inserted into a natural passage/conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract, a disease-induced, localized flow constriction. The term may also refer to a tube used to temporarily hold such a natural conduit open to allow access for surgery.
  • Stent is a surname, and may refer to
  • A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure; To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint; To stint; to stop; to cease
  • (Stents) Tribute, dues of any kind.
  • (Stents) an assessment of tax
  • (stents) metal meshed tube used to keep the vessel open
  • A device implanted in a vessel used to help keep it open.
  • A tiny, expandable coil that is placed inside a blood vessel at the site of a blockage. The stent is expanded to open up the blockage.