Deathwatch beetle. The deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, is a woodboring beetle. The adult beetle is 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long, while the xylophagous larvae are up to 11 mm (0.43 in) long.
In medicine, a stent is a tube or other device placed in the body to create a passage between two hollow spaces, and stenting is the placement of a stent.
1 A stent-a small tube of stainless steel mesh-is already in place on the balloon. 2  As the balloon is inflated, the stent expands so that it holds open the narrowed artery. 3  The balloon is let down and removed, leaving the stent in place. 4  Some people may feel a palpitation, and you might feel some angina.