English word origin

Etymology of stent

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.

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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

verb

To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. · To stint; to stop; to cease.

noun

An allotted portion; a stint.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See stint.

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