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tent noun3. LME.
[Old & mod. French tente, from tenter, from Latin temptare touch, feel, try: cf. TEMPT. Sense 3 may be a different word.]
A surgical probe. LME-L17.
Medicine. Orig., a roll or wad, usually of soft absorbent material, often medicated, used in cleaning wounds, absorbing discharges, or keeping wounds or natural orifices open. Now usu. spec., a piece of dried material (esp. sponge or seaweed) shaped to fit an orifice (esp. that of the cervix) and designed to dilate it slowly by swelling with moisture. LME.
A paste which sets hard, used in setting precious stones. L16-M17.