stenting

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noun

The surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an artery, esophagus, or other passage or conduit in the body.

“The chest pains were relieved by coronary stenting.”

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Meanings

stenting1

nounstenting (countable and uncountable, plural stentings)

plural stentings

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an artery, esophagus, or other passage or conduit in the body.

    The chest pains were relieved by coronary stenting.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stent

stenting2

nounstenting (plural stentings)

plural stentings · alternative stenton

  1. UKdialectalAn opening in a wall in a coal mine.

    It is usual , in such case , to drive two parallel headways , which communicate with one another by cross - cuts , called stentings, through which the air being conducted , a circulation is immediately established

    1844, David Thomas Ansted, Geology, Introductory, Descriptive and Practical
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Chicago

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