Plural of stent
regular plural
The plural of stent is stents.
Forms of stent
| Singular | stent /stɛnt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stents /stɛnts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Stents in a sentence
- 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.2006 October 21, Barnaby J. Feder, “Doctors Rethink Widespread Use of Heart Stents”, in The New York Times
- Bioabsorbable coronary stents--are these the next big thing in coronary angioplasty?2012, Issues in Patents and Intellectual Property, →ISBN. From the entry next big thing
- Stents improved the procedure by combating the tendency of many vessels to reclose quickly after angioplasty.2007 June 1, Ronald Smothers, “Court Says New Jersey Official Was Wrong to Permit Angioplasties”, in New York Times. From the entry reclose
- Although not currently available in the USA, thermoexpandable metallic stents (in particular, Memokath; PNN Medical, Denmark) can be used in both the urethra (Figure 15.14) and ureter.2017, Christopher R. J. Woodhouse, Alex Kirkham, Radiology and Follow-up of Urologic Surgery, page 475. From the entry thermoexpandable
- On the Friday I was mee-mawed to hospital with chest pains and, one hour and one angioplasty later, I had two stents in my chest to unblock an artery.2015, Ralph Storer, 50 Shades of Hillwalking, →ISBN. From the entry mee-maw
Meaning of stent
- noun A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
- verb To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
- noun An allotted portion; a stint.
Questions about the plural of stent
- What is the plural of stent?
- The plural of stent is stents.
- Is stent countable?
- Stent is a countable noun.
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