a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
An allotted portion; a stint.
To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.