English Dictionary

stent

IPA（発音記号）

/stɛnt/

名詞

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

日本語の意味

血管、尿管、または食道に挿入され、支持や閉塞予防のために用いられる細長い管。

After the angiogram revealed a severe blockage, the cardiologist recommended placing a stent to restore normal blood flow.

血管造影で重度の閉塞が明らかになったため、循環器医は正常な血流を回復させるために、血管や尿管、食道に挿入して支え閉塞を防ぐ細い管（ステント）の留置を勧めた。

意味（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.

Tiny metal sleeves placed in arteries to keep blood flowing, stents have become such a popular quick fix for clogged coronary vessels that Americans will receive more than 1.5 million of them this year.

stents （ plural ）