SHUNT


Meaning of SHUNT in English

A surgeon implants or creates a shunt tomove blood or other fluid from one part of the body to another part. For example, a surgeon may implant a tube to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to the abdomen. A surgeon may also change normal blood flow by joining two blood vessels together. sialic acid A type of sugar molecule.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).