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Stent
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to keep the structure open. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A small stainless steel expandable mesh tube, inserted within the lumen of tubular body structures, to help keep it open. (NCI Thesaurus)
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