Shunt
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| Shunt | |
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| Term | Shunt |
| Short definition | shunt - (pronounced) (shunt) In medicine, a passageway that allows blood or other fluids to flow from one part of the body to another. For example, a surgeon may implant a tube to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain into the abdomen. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
shunt - (pronounced) (shunt) In medicine, a passageway that allows blood or other fluids to flow from one part of the body to another. For example, a surgeon may implant a tube to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain into the abdomen. A surgeon can also alter normal blood flow by making a passageway that leads from one blood vessel to another
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