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.
Noun. 1. stent-a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis. tube, tubing-conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. Translations.
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.