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stents

UK //stɛnts//US //stɛnts//

词源

源自19世纪英语,可能来自人名Charles Stent,一位英国牙科医生,他发明了用于支撑组织的材料。

noun

❶ 支架,一种用于支撑或扩张狭窄或阻塞的血管或管道的医疗器械,通常由金属或塑料制成。

“The doctor inserted a stent to keep the artery open.”

(医生植入了一个支架以保持动脉畅通。)

“After the heart attack, he needed two stents in his coronary arteries.”

(心脏病发作后,他的冠状动脉需要植入两个支架。)

同义词:support, tube, scaffold

常见短语

coronary stent — 冠状动脉支架,专门用于治疗冠状动脉狭窄或阻塞的医疗器械。

“The patient received a coronary stent to treat his blocked artery.”

(患者接受了冠状动脉支架治疗以疏通阻塞的动脉。)