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1shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or …
2Shunt (electrical) — In electronics, a shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point in the circuit. The term is also widely used in photovoltaics to describe an unwanted short circuit between the front and back surface contacts of a… …
3Shunt, transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in …
4shunt — [[t]ʃʌnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to force or turn aside or out of the way 2) elm a) to divert (a part of an electrical current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another b) to place or furnish with a shunt 3) rai to shift (railroad rolling… …
5shunt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to move suddenly, turn away, evade, perhaps from past participle of shonen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to turn off to one side ; shift < was shunted aside > b. to switch (as a t …
6shunt — Synonyms and related words: advance, avert, bear off, bowl, bunt, butt, carry away, carry off, cart away, change, deflect, delocalize, dislodge, displace, divert, draw aside, drive, ease off, edge off, fly off, forward, gee, glance, glance off,… …
7shunt — [1] To bypass or turn aside. [2] An alternate or bypass portion of an electrical circuit. [3] A colloquial term for to crash. [3] A crash, especially one caused by running into the back of the vehicle in front of you [4] Type of field coil with a …
8Liver shunt — Transjugular, intraheptic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS), is a shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used… …
9Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in …
10LeVeen shunt — Le·Veen shunt lə vēn shənt n a plastic tube that passes from the jugular vein to the peritoneal cavity where a valve permits absorption of ascitic fluid which is carried back to venous circulation by way of the superior vena cava LeVeen Harry… …
