shunt
13
7.8
- noun
- /ʃʌnt/
- Specialized
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derivación
- Comment: This case demonstrates the value of the endolymphatic subarachnoid shunt as an adjunct to allergic desensitization therapy.
- ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
- portosystemic shunt
They were convincing, giving people scans at their churches showing them that they needed like their blood vessels dilated or shunts put in their legs.
- They were convincing, giving people scans at their churches showing them that they needed like their blood vessels dilated or shunts put in their legs.
Examples
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Overall, the Endolymphatic Subarachnoid Shunt Operation offered success in sixty-five percent of operations performed.
Academic text (1995) -
The shunt's been in for eight hours, and the pressure hasn't been relieved.
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Well, then we'll have to put in a shunt.
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So let's start off by making sure that the shunts are the correct ones.
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The internal shunt was removed, and the repair of the arteriotomy was completed.
Academic text (2007) -
A shunt-- it's to drain the fluids.
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I removed the shunt, sat her up, and made her drink a liter of electrolyte.
Fiction book (1995) -
To achieve maximum success with the endolymphatic subarachnoid shunt operation, care must be given to an accurate diagnosis.
Academic text (1995) -
The series of 454 endolymphatic subarachnoid shunt operations performed on patients with Meniere's disease is reported.
Academic text (1995) -
Surgeons put in a shunt to drain excess fluid from her brain and relieve pressure.
Synonyms
1
7.9
Surgical connection between the vein from the belly and the main vein so blood can bypass the liver
A tube surgeons use to carry blood around a blocked or damaged vessel
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.9
Surgical connection between the vein from the belly and the main vein so blood can bypass the liver
- Specialized
A wire that has low resistance and is placed across a device to carry some electricity away
- Specialized
An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again
- Specialized
A motor that runs on direct current and keeps a steady speed when load changes
- Specialized
A direct current motor whose parts are connected in parallel to keep a steady speed when the load changes
How Invasive
- Specialized
302
3.4
- Specialized
75
6.0
- Specialized
13
7.8
- Specialized
1
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shunt comes from an old English word meaning 'to turn aside' or 'push aside', like giving something a quick shove to one side. That's why a medical shunt is a tube or passage that 'diverts' fluid from one place to another.