stent

🇺🇸 /stent/ 🇬🇧 /stent/
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A small tube that doctors put inside a blood vessel to help it stay open so blood can flow.

The doctor decided to use a stent to help improve blood flow in the patient's heart.

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n. A small tube that doctors put inside a blood vessel to help it stay open so blood can flow.

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Plural stents