Lexic.us

Definition of Shunt

1. Noun. A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another. "An arteriovenus shunt"

2. Verb. Transfer to another track, of trains.

3. Noun. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.

4. Verb. Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.

5. Noun. Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body.

Definition of Shunt

1. v. t. To shun; to move from.

2. v. i. To go aside; to turn off.

3. n. A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free.

Definition of Shunt

1. to turn aside [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Shunt

1. 1. To turn to one side, to divert, to bypass. 2. A passage or anastomosis between two natural channels, especially between blood vessels. Such structures may be formed physiologically (for example to bypass a thrombosis) or they may be structural anomalies. 3. A surgically created anastomosis, also, the operation of forming a shunt. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shunt

shunless shunnable shunned shunner shunners shunning shunpike shunpiked shunpiker shunpikers

shunpikes shunpiking shunpikings shuns shunt (current term) shunt (current term) shunted shunter shunters shunting

shuntings shunts shunt circuit shun giku shura shuras shush shushed shusher shushers

Other Resources: