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Word: Stent
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: from the name of Charles T. Stent (1807–85), English dentist. The sense ‘splint’ dates from the 1960s
stɛnt
a splint placed temporarily inside a duct, canal, or blood vessel to aid healing or relieve an obstruction.
Short Definition:splint placed temporarily inside duct, canal
a substance used in dentistry for taking impressions of the teeth.
Short Definition:substance used in dentistry for taking impressions of teeth
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