stent

  1. Noun.  A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
  2. Noun.  (archaic) An allotted portion; a stint.
  3. Verb.  (archaic) To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
  4. Verb.  (archaic) To stint; to stop; to cease.

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