stent

Meanings

Noun

• A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
• An allotted portion; a stint.

Verb

• To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
• To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
• To stint; to stop; to cease.

Origin

• Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein.
• See stint.