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shunt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bypass, electrical shunt |
| Type of | conductor |
shunt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | passage, passageway |
| Has types | bypass, portacaval shunt |
an arteriovenus shunt.
shunt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | implant |
shunt::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | deviate |
Examples of shunt
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The only way to alleviate the pressure is to insert a tube or shunt to drain it.
From the us.cnn.com
Though Holter's son died, his shunt design has helped to save millions of lives.
From the jsonline.com
They also shunt older people into retirement when they still have much to offer.
From the economist.com
Programmable shunt valve settings can be altered by exposure to magnetic fields.
From the sciencedaily.com
The shunt enters the braincase through a tiny hole in the skull behind one ear.
From the latimes.com
Napier said she has asthma, uses a wheelchair and has a shunt for a brain injury.
From the courier-journal.com
He had surgery at 2 days old to place a shunt to drain the fluid off his brain.
From the omaha.com
A shunt coated with the capsules is then inserted between a vein and an artery.
From the sciencedaily.com
The treatment involved surgically inserting a shunt system to divert the fluid.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"
- Transfer to another track, of trains
- A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
- Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
- (shunter) a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
- 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 acquired shunts (sometimes referred to as iatrogenic shunts) may be either or .
- Shunting, in railway operations, involves the process of sorting items of rolling stock into complete train sets or consists. The United States terminology is "switching".
- Shunt is a theatre company based in London, England, founded in 1998.
