Letter S

Shunt

1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another.

2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body.

A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from hydrocephalus, for example

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