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Definition of
stent noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
stent
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
stɛnt
/
/
(
medical
)
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a small support that is put inside a
blood vessel
(= tube in the body), for example in order to stop something from blocking it
See
stent
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stenographer
noun
stenography
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