HyperDic: stent

English > 1 sense of the word *stent*:
NOUN	artifact	stent	a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

stent > pronunciation
Sounds	steh'nt
Rhymes	accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt...

English > *stent*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis.
Broader	tube, tubing	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases
Spanish	canula, stent
Catalan	stent