Medical Term:
shunt
Pronunciation: shŭnt
Definition:
- To bypass or divert.
- A bypass or diversion of fluid to another fluid-containing system by fistulation or a prosthetic device. The nomenclature commonly includes origin and terminus, atriovenous, splenorenal, ventriculocisternal.
[M.E. shunten, to flinch]
See Also: bypass
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