shunts
Moves to sidelines
Shunts is the plural of shunt and the third-person singular verb form.
To shunt is to push or move something aside, especially onto a different track—originally a railway term for redirecting trains: The engine was shunted to a siding.
By extension, to shunt someone is to sideline them: She was shunted into a dead-end position.
In medicine, a shunt is a channel that diverts fluid from one part of the body to another, either natural or surgically created: a cardiac shunt, a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid.
Cause to change course
- rerouteSend a different way
- deflectTurn from course
- channelPassage for transmission
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
veer · deviate · detour · shift · transfer · redirect · turn aside · move aside
Abnormal cranial fluid buildup
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- intracranialWithin the skull
- drainageLiquid removal system
ventricle · valve · implant · neurosurgery · spina bifida · programmable · revision · obstruction
Exterior wall covering
- switchyardRail sorting facility
- trackPath or monitored route
- junctionPoint where things meet
- freightGoods being transported
yard · locomotive · marshalling · points · coupling · buffer · depot · mainline
Current-limiting circuit element
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
current · parallel · circuit · meter · calibration · precision · measurement · galvanometer
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- graftIllicit political gain
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
vascular · anastomosis · occlusion · ischemia · blood flow · catheterization · interventional · perfusion
Body's oxygen carrier
- fistulaAberrant anatomical channel
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- hepaticRelating to liver
- portalImposing entrance or gate
collateral · circulation · congenital · malformation · vascular · oxygenation · mixing · cyanosis
divert
Cause to change course
sidetrack · veer · deviate · detour · shift · transfer · redirect · turn aside · move aside · push aside
hydrocephalus
Abnormal cranial fluid buildup
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- intracranialWithin the skull
drainage · ventricle · valve · implant · neurosurgery · spina bifida · programmable · revision · obstruction · infection
siding
Exterior wall covering
- switchyardRail sorting facility
- trackPath or monitored route
- junctionPoint where things meet
freight · yard · locomotive · marshalling · points · coupling · buffer · depot · mainline · branch
resistor
Current-limiting circuit element
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
multimeter · current · parallel · circuit · meter · calibration · precision · measurement · galvanometer · diversion
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
angioplasty · vascular · anastomosis · occlusion · ischemia · blood flow · catheterization · interventional · perfusion · revascularization
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
- fistulaAberrant anatomical channel
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- hepaticRelating to liver
portal · collateral · circulation · congenital · malformation · vascular · oxygenation · mixing · cyanosis · pulmonary
shuntsmain lines
Primary transportation corridors
highways · trunk lines · expressways · thoroughfares · mainlines
shuntsprioritizes
Ranks by importance
centers · embraces · foregrounds · highlights · spotlights