stenting medical definition
In medicine, a stent is a tube or other device placed in the body to create a passage between two hollow spaces, and stenting is the placement of a stent.
Noun. 1. stent-a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis. tube, tubing-conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. Translations.