stenting

noun

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

   “The chest pains were relieved by coronary stenting.”

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

   “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. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of stent