stent

stent

noun \ˈstent\

Definition of STENT

: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open

Origin of STENT

Charles Thomas Stent †1885 English dentist

First Known Use: 1961

Rhymes with STENT

bent, Brent, cent, dent, gent, Ghent, hent, Lent, pent, rent, scent, sent, spent, sprent, tent, Trent, vent