Movement of blood through a congenitally abnormal or surgically created connection and communication between two circuits, at the level of the atria, ventricles, or great vessels "Shunt" is a physiologic term, in contrast to "connection" which is an anatomic term
A soft magnetic material used to by-pass, divert, or redirect the magnetic flux from the air gap of a magnet
To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages etc from one train to another
{f} shift, divert; alter the course of; move onto a side track (of a train or car); create a channel in order to divert bodily fluids away from a particular body part (Medicine)
A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free
The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun
This is a catheter like device which is usually surgically implanted within the head or body area It allows excess CSF to drain into another part of the body, usually the abdomen
A passage made artificially, between two areas of the body, usually placed to drain liquid
To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift
1) Deliberately shorting a portion of an electric circuit 2) A device for shorting an electric circuit See Short Circuit