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

That’s likely due to advances in medication treatment such as the immediate use of stents and blood thinners after patients arrive at the hospital. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025

Bill Self, who had a pair of stents inserted in a heart procedure just three weeks ago at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, played a round of golf Friday morning before holding a back-to-school news conference Friday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025

Senior coroner Paul Smith explained that during the surgery, doctors only have a limited window to deploy the stents. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

She was taken off the blood thinners immediately and then had emergency vascular surgery to remove the clots and install a stent to flatten the cyst that was causing the clots. —Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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