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Webster 1913 Edition
Stenting
Stent′ing
,Noun.
An opening in a wall in a coal mine.
[Written also
stenton
.] [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Definition 2024
stenting
stenting
English
Noun
stenting (plural stentings)
- (medicine) 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.
Verb
stenting
- present participle of stent
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- stenton
Noun
stenting (plural stentings)
- (Britain, dialect) An opening in a wall in a coal mine.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)