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■ noun Medicine
1》 a splint placed inside a duct, canal, or blood vessel to aid healing or relieve an obstruction.
2》 an impression or cast of a part or body cavity, used to maintain pressure so as to promote healing, especially of a skin graft.
Origin
C19: from the name of the English dentist Charles T. Stent .
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~ 2 historical,
chiefly Scottish
■ noun an assessment of property made for purposes of taxation.
■ verb assess and charge for purposes of taxation.
Origin
ME: from OFr. e~e 'valuation', related to Anglo-Norman Fr. extente (see extent ).