See Also: Stent, C(medicine)
stent(medicine)
Stent(health)
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Stent graft(medicine)
Coated stent(health)

stent(3) (iou)



stent verb1 trans. Scot. Pa. pple -ed, same. LME.
[Perh. aphet. from EXTEND.]
Extend, stretch out or set (a tent, sail, net, etc.) in its proper position. LME.
Extend (a person) on an instrument of torture. LME-E18.
Keep in place, stiffen, (a garment etc.). L15-M16.
Comb.: stent-net a fishing net stretched on stakes across a river.