Stent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stent|  American pronunciation of the word stent
Brit.  |stent|  British pronunciation of the word stent

noun

- a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

Extra examples

A stent is a wire metal mesh tube used to prop open an artery during angioplasty.

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