shunt

A diversion or detour. In physiology: Flow of blood or other body fluid through an abnormal passage. In biochemistry: A pathway circumventing another pathway, i.e. hexose monophosphate shunt

Specific

aqueous humor shunt aqueous shunt to extraocular reservoir arteriovenous (AV) shunt cardiac shunt fetal shunt placement peritoneal venous shunt; LeVeen shunt pleural peritoneal shunt portosystemic shunt subarachnoid/subdural shunt ventriculocisternostomy ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.