Shunting Medical Definition

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shunting. A condition in which blood, by going through an abnormal pathway or bypass, does not travel its normal route. It may occur when an arteriovenous fistula forms or in congenital anomalies of the heart in which the blood passes from the right atrium or …

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Shunt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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1 a : to turn off to one side : shift was shunted aside b : to switch (a railroad car, a train, etc.) from one track to another 2 : to provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt 3 : …

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shunt [ shunt] 1. to turn to one side; to divert; to bypass. 2. a passage or anastomosis between two natural channels, especially between blood vessels. Such structures may be …

Medical Definition of Shunt - MedicineNet

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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 …

Shunting | biology | Britannica

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disease, any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in …

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - StatPearls

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Introduction A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a cerebral shunt that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) when there is an obstruction in the normal outflow …

Pulmonary shunt - Wikipedia

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Pulmonary shunt. A pulmonary shunt is the passage of deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the left without participation in gas exchange in the …

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) - Symptoms …

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Ventricular septal defect A ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole in the heart, is a common heart defect that's present at birth (congenital). The hole …