Stent
noun
A tiny tube inserted into a blocked passageway to keep it open.
The doctor inserted a stent into the patient's clogged artery to improve blood flow.
Often appears as...
- insert a stent
- coronary stent
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Formal
Technical
noun
A device for keeping a structure such as a window or doorway open.
The architect designed the building with stents integrated in the windows for added support.
Often appears as...
- window stent
- doorway stent
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A tiny tube inserted into a blocked passageway to keep it open.
The doctor inserted a stent into the patient's clogged artery to improve blood flow.
Often appears as...
- insert a stent
- coronary stent
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A device for keeping a structure such as a window or doorway open.
The architect designed the building with stents integrated in the windows for added support.
Often appears as...
- window stent
- doorway stent
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Often relates to heart or blood vessel treatment, not just any tube.
After the heart surgery, they placed a stent in his artery.
Pro Tip 2/3Advanced Vocabulary
Considered a technical term used by healthcare professionals.
A stent may be required to treat the blockage.
Pro Tip 3/3Treatment Specific
Used specifically when talking about keeping passageways open inside the body.
The patient's recovery involved a stent to prevent artery re-narrowing.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Often relates to heart or blood vessel treatment, not just any tube.
After the heart surgery, they placed a stent in his artery.
Pro Tip 2/3Advanced Vocabulary
Considered a technical term used by healthcare professionals.
A stent may be required to treat the blockage.
Pro Tip 3/3Treatment Specific
Used specifically when talking about keeping passageways open inside the body.
The patient's recovery involved a stent to prevent artery re-narrowing.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Often relates to heart or blood vessel treatment, not just any tube.
After the heart surgery, they placed a stent in his artery.
Pro Tip 2/3Advanced Vocabulary
Considered a technical term used by healthcare professionals.
A stent may be required to treat the blockage.
Pro Tip 3/3Treatment Specific
Used specifically when talking about keeping passageways open inside the body.
The patient's recovery involved a stent to prevent artery re-narrowing.
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Robert Fischell: TED...
which we said is a pig, so we had to get this pig to have a heart attack. And when you go to the farmyard, you can't easily get pigs to have heart attacks, so we said, well, we're experts in stents. Tonight you'll see some of our invented stents. We said, so we'll put in a stent,
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
these lines so if I had to put your cats from where I'm sitting I highly doubt that I would smell them maybe maybe not maybe I would I'm not quite sure the interesting thing though is that you know they're obviously is a stent to them and maybe somebody that's ever I don't know
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A Brain Implant That...
to restore control to the outside world. How cool is that? Now we already know how to travel through the blood vessels. We've been doing it for 40 years, mostly going to the heart. If anyone here today has had a heart attack, there's a pretty good chance you've had a stent.
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What if 3D printing was...
and that opportunity really opens up all sorts of things, from better fuel-efficient cars dealing with great lattice properties with high strength-to-weight ratio, new turbine blades, all sorts of wonderful things. Think about if you need a stent in an emergency situation,
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How blood pressure works...
by a procedure called an angioplasty. There, doctors thread a wire through the vessel to the obstructed site, and then place a deflated balloon catheter over the wire. When the balloon is inflated, it forces the passageway open again. Sometimes a rigid tube called a stent
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What happens during a...
Cardiologists can reopen the blocked artery by inflating it with a balloon in a procedure called an angioplasty. Frequently, they also insert a metal or polymer stent that will hold the artery open. More extensive blockages might require coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
aeruginosa this is the bacterium that kills people who have cystic fibrosis it kills immune compromised people and it causes effect infections when you get a catheter a stent or a breathing tube and the reason Pseudomonas is so virulent is because of this chemical
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What causes kidney...
But zapping a stone with sound doesn't work as well if it's simply too big. So sometimes, more invasive treatments are necessary. A rigid tube called a stent can be placed in the ureter to expand it. Optical fibers can deliver laser pulses to break up the stone.
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The math and magic of...
but it needs to be much smaller for the trip there, through your blood vessels. And this stent folds down using an origami pattern, based on a model called the water bomb base. Airbag designers also have the problem of getting flat sheets
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The satisfying math of...
has applications from the vastness of space to the microscopic world of our cells. Using principles of origami, medical engineers have re-imagined the traditional stent graft,
Video examples
Robert Fischell: TED...
which we said is a pig, so we had to get this pig to have a heart attack. And when you go to the farmyard, you can't easily get pigs to have heart attacks, so we said, well, we're experts in stents. Tonight you'll see some of our invented stents. We said, so we'll put in a stent,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
these lines so if I had to put your cats from where I'm sitting I highly doubt that I would smell them maybe maybe not maybe I would I'm not quite sure the interesting thing though is that you know they're obviously is a stent to them and maybe somebody that's ever I don't know
Video examples
A Brain Implant That...
to restore control to the outside world. How cool is that? Now we already know how to travel through the blood vessels. We've been doing it for 40 years, mostly going to the heart. If anyone here today has had a heart attack, there's a pretty good chance you've had a stent.
Video examples
What if 3D printing was...
and that opportunity really opens up all sorts of things, from better fuel-efficient cars dealing with great lattice properties with high strength-to-weight ratio, new turbine blades, all sorts of wonderful things. Think about if you need a stent in an emergency situation,
Video examples
How blood pressure works...
by a procedure called an angioplasty. There, doctors thread a wire through the vessel to the obstructed site, and then place a deflated balloon catheter over the wire. When the balloon is inflated, it forces the passageway open again. Sometimes a rigid tube called a stent
Video examples
What happens during a...
Cardiologists can reopen the blocked artery by inflating it with a balloon in a procedure called an angioplasty. Frequently, they also insert a metal or polymer stent that will hold the artery open. More extensive blockages might require coronary artery bypass surgery.
Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
aeruginosa this is the bacterium that kills people who have cystic fibrosis it kills immune compromised people and it causes effect infections when you get a catheter a stent or a breathing tube and the reason Pseudomonas is so virulent is because of this chemical
Video examples
What causes kidney...
But zapping a stone with sound doesn't work as well if it's simply too big. So sometimes, more invasive treatments are necessary. A rigid tube called a stent can be placed in the ureter to expand it. Optical fibers can deliver laser pulses to break up the stone.
Video examples
The math and magic of...
but it needs to be much smaller for the trip there, through your blood vessels. And this stent folds down using an origami pattern, based on a model called the water bomb base. Airbag designers also have the problem of getting flat sheets
Video examples
The satisfying math of...
has applications from the vastness of space to the microscopic world of our cells. Using principles of origami, medical engineers have re-imagined the traditional stent graft,
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Quote examples
Roger Ebert
American Critic
Open-heart surgery is now part of a typical life experience for many people. Folks talk casually about 'having a stent put in,' as if they had their tires rotated.
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John McDonnell
British Politician
When I had the heart attack I had one stent inserted, which was great.
Quote examples
Roger Ebert
American Critic
Open-heart surgery is now part of a typical life experience for many people. Folks talk casually about 'having a stent put in,' as if they had their tires rotated.
Quote examples
John McDonnell
British Politician
When I had the heart attack I had one stent inserted, which was great.
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