Assertion: stent | /r/CapableOf | act as scaffold
Facets:
value: for the duct
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to provide support
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: It acts as a scaffold to prevent the narrow section of artery collapsing back.
text: Stents A stent is a short, wire-mesh tube that acts like a scaffold to help keep your artery open.
text: A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that acts as a scaffold to provide support inside the coronary artery.
text: A stent therefore acts as a scaffold that holds bodily tubes open.
text: When the balloon is deflated and removed, the stent remains in place, acting like a scaffold for the duct.