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tube vs stent

stent vs tube

tube and stent both are nouns.

tube is a verb but stent is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
stent Yes No No No
As nouns, stent is a hyponym of tube; that is, stent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • stent: a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
tube (noun) stent (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) stent (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Difference between tube and stent

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