stent

noun

ˈstent 

: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (such as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open

Examples of stent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The device is not for users with active implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or hearing aid implants; users with metallic implants such as stents, bone plates or bone screws at or near the neck; or users operating another device like a TENS unit or muscle stimulator at the same time. —Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

This test would identify any blockage of the heart vessels and can aid cardiologists in identifying problematic vessels that may need intervention, such as a placement of a stent to restore blood flow in the case of a significant blockage. —Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

These treatments may include the placement of stents in blood vessels or the removal of plaque with a bladed catheter, also known as an atherectomy. —Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 29 May 2026

Soon people were dropping off gear at his house—stents, spirals, coils, flow diverters. —Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Charles Thomas Stent †1885 English dentist

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stent

• bent
• blent
• cent
• ent
• fent
• lent
• meant
• pent
• rent
• rente
• scent
• sent

Medical Definition

stent

noun

ˈstent 

variants also stint

ˈstint 

1

: a mold formed from a resinous compound and used for holding a surgical graft in place

also : something (as a pad of gauze immobilized by sutures) used like a stent

2

: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open