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stent
noun(stent)
a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (such as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open
stent
noun(stent)
a definite quantity of work assigned
stent
noun(stent)
a period of time spent at a particular activity
stent
noun(stent)
restraint, limitation
stent
noun(stent)
any of several small sandpipers (genus Calidris)

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