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shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or … Useful english dictionary
Shunt — may refer to:* Shunt (medical), a hole or passage allowing fluid to move from one part of the body to another * Shunt (electrical), a device allowing electrical current to pass around a point in a circuit * Shunt (railway operations), the process … Wikipedia
Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… … Medical dictionary
Shunt (medical) — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage which moves, or allows movement of fluid from one part of the body to another. The term may describe either congenital or acquired shunts; and… … Wikipedia
shunt — I UK [ʃʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shunt : present tense I/you/we/they shunt he/she/it shunts present participle shunting past tense shunted past participle shunted to move someone or something to a different place or position,… … English dictionary
Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic — A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic (general) circulation. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt involves catheterization of a hepatic (liver) vein by the transjugular… … Medical dictionary
shunt — shunt1 [ ʃʌnt ] verb transitive to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them: We can t just shunt patients off to other hospitals. The children are constantly shunted around to various… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Shunt ventriculopleural — A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the chest cavity … Medical dictionary
Shunt, triculoperitoneal — A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the abdomen … Medical dictionary
Shunt, ventriculoatrial — A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the right atrium of the heart … Medical dictionary
shunt — [[t]ʃʌ̱nt[/t]] shunts, shunting, shunted 1) VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient. [be V ed prep/adv] He has spent most of his life … English dictionary
