Stenting

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an artery, esophagus, or other passage or conduit in the body. countable, uncountable

    "The chest pains were relieved by coronary stenting."

  2. 2
    An opening in a wall in a coal mine. UK, dialectal

    "It is usual , in such case , to drive two parallel headways , which communicate with one another by cross - cuts , called stentings, through which the air being conducted , a circulation is immediately established"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stent form-of, gerund, participle, present

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