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Word: stent (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaic An allotted portion; a stint.
  • A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

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Verb:

  • archaic To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
  • archaic To stint; to stop; to cease.

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