different between endoprosthesis vs stent

English

Etymology

endo- +? prosthesis.

Noun

endoprosthesis (plural endoprostheses)

1. An internal prosthesis.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?nt/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /st?nt/
    • Homophone: stint
• Rhymes: -?nt

Etymology 1

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

Noun

stent (plural stents)

1. A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

Derived terms

• intrastent
• microstent
• poststent
• stentectomy
• stented
• stentgraft
• stentless

Translations

Verb

stent (third-person singular simple present stents, present participle stenting, simple past and past participle stented)

1. (medicine) To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.

Translations

Etymology 2

See stint.

Noun

stent (plural stents)

1. (archaic) An allotted portion; a stint.

Verb

stent (third-person singular simple present stents, present participle stenting, simple past and past participle stented)

1. (archaic) To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
2. (archaic) To stint; to stop; to cease.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “stent”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• Netts, netts, tents

Latin

Verb

stent

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of st?

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??t/

Noun

stent m

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Spanish

Etymology

From English stent.

Noun

stent m (plural stents)

1. stent