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- [stent]
- /stɛnt/
- /stent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stent]
- /stɛnt/
Definitions of stent word
- noun stent Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part. 1
- noun stent a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis 0
- noun stent any of various materials or devices used to hold tissue in place; esp., a tubular device implanted inside a blood vessel to keep the vessel open 0
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Origin of stent
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stent usage trend in Literature
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