shunt
noun/ʃʌnt/
/ʃʌnt/
- (British English, informal) a road accident in which one vehicle crashes into the back of anotherTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
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- (medical) a small tube put in your body in a medical operation to allow the blood or other fluid to flow from one place to another
- If the artery is too narrow, a small 4mm shunt is inserted to widen it.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘move suddenly aside’): perhaps from shun.
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