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.
Stenting. After angioplasty, a stent (tiny wire mesh tube) may be placed in the artery to help hold it open. The stent is also placed using a catheter. Endarterectomy. An incision is made in the artery at the blocked section. The material that blocks the artery is then removed from artery walls.