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Shunted — Shunt Shunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.] 1. To shun; to move from.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shunted — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, deserted, disregarded, half done, ignored, laid aside, left undone, missed, neglected, omitted, overlooked, passed by, passed over, passed up, pigeonholed, put aside, sidelined, sidetracked, slighted,… … Moby Thesaurus
shunted — ʃʌnt n. act of turning aside, act of diverting; bypass, device used to divert an electrical current (Electricity); railroad switch; channel created to divert bodily fluids away from a particular part of the body (Surgery) v. shift, divert;… … English contemporary dictionary
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QSQT — shunted blood to total blood flow [ratio] … Medical dictionary
QSQT — • shunted blood to total blood flow [ratio] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Cerebral shunt — Cerebral shunts are commonly used to treat hydrocephalus, the swelling of the brain due to excess buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). If left unchecked, the cerebral spinal fluid can build up leading to an increase in intracranial pressure… … Wikipedia
shunt — [[t]ʃʌ̱nt[/t]] shunts, shunting, shunted 1) VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient. [be V ed prep/adv] He has spent most of his life … English dictionary
Spina bifida — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q05, Q76.0 … Wikipedia
