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Stent

stent

noun SHTENT Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: named after dentist Charles Stent

Also means

vascular stent

Usage Note

Stent is a small mesh tube inserted into a narrowed or blocked vessel or duct to hold it open. Most commonly used in Koronararterien (coronary arteries) to treat heart disease. The procedure is called Stentimplantation. Named after British dentist Charles Stent.

Examples

"Nach dem Herzinfarkt wurde ihm ein Stent in die linke Herzkranzarterie eingesetzt."

Natural Translation

After the heart attack a stent was inserted into his left coronary artery.

Literal Translation

After the heart attack was him a stent into the left coronary artery inserted.

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