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Noun Concept
Categories: Implants (medicine), Articles requiring reliable medical sources, Vascular surgical procedures, Pediatric surgical procedures
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shunt
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A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another WordNet 3.0
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A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage that moves, or allows movement of, fluid from one part of the body to another. Wikipedia
Medical Wikidata
A passage that is made to allow blood or other fluid to move from one part of the body to another. OmegaWiki
A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage. Wiktionary
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An arteriovenus shunt WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet