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.
Whether the treatment is stenting or bypass surgery, the goal of coronary artery disease treatment is to restore blood flow in a clogged artery to a near-normal rate. Both of these methods require specialized procedures and devices to accomplish this goal. More: Stenting. More: Bypass surgery.