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Uncommon card · Science
Stent, an Uncommon card
In medicine, a stent is a tube usually constructed of a metallic alloy or a polymer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 75,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Stent quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stent card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Stenting ______ to the placement of a stent.
Answer
refers. Stenting refers to the placement of a stent. From the Stent article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Riemann integral. Riemann integral 74 · Stent 70 · Jethro Tull 67 · Empennage 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is inserted into the lumen of an anatomic vessel or duct to keep the passageway open.
- Stenting refers to the placement of a stent.
- The word "stent" is also used as a verb to describe the placement of such a device, particularly when a disease such as atherosclerosis has pathologically narrowed a structure such as an artery.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stent article was read about 75,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Stent
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stent (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : BruceBlaus . When using this image in external sources it can be cited as: Blausen.com sta, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
