- stent
- A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to keep the structure open.
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Stent — für den Gallengang In die Speiseröhre eingelegter Stent zur Offenhaltung bei … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stent — Stent, v. t. [Obs. imp. {Stente}; obs. p. p. {Stent}.] [See {Stint}.] To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. [1913 Webster] Then would he weep, he might not be stent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Yet n ould she stent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stent — Stent, v. t. [Obs. imp. {Stente}; obs. p. p. {Stent}.] [See {Stint}.] To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. [1913 Webster] Then would he weep, he might not be stent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Yet n ould she stent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stent — [ stɛnt ] n. m. • v. 1980; mot angl., d un n. pr. ♦ Anglic. chir. Petit prothèse interne servant notamment à maintenir ouvert un vaisseau en cas de sténose. stent [stɛnt] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1980; empr. à l angl. stent, du nom de Charles R. Stent,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stent — Stent, n. An allotted portion; a stint. Attain d his journey s stent. Mir. for Mag. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
stent — stent; stent·er; stent·ing; … English syllables
stent — [stent] n. [after Charles R. Stent (died 1901), Brit. dentist who invented a substance later used to make molds for holding skin grafts in place] Surgery any of various materials or devices used to hold tissue in place; esp., a tubular device… … English World dictionary
Stent — Stent, v. i. To stint; to stop; to cease. [1913 Webster] And of this cry they would never stenten. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stent — 1. compuesto utilizado para hacer impresiones dentales y moldes médicos. 2. molde o dispositivo hecho de stent, utilizado para fijar injertos cutáneos y dar apoyo a orificios y cavidades corporales durante la realización de injertos, o a vasos y… … Diccionario médico
stent — tube implanted temporarily, 1964, named for Charles T. Stent (1807 1885), English dentist … Etymology dictionary
