portacaval shunt

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n.

Any of various communications between the portal vein and the general circulation, especially a surgical anastomosis between the portal vein and the vena cava.

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You know, like Nixon tried to shunt responsibility for the break-in on to Liddy, Sturgis, et al.
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Television stations can turn down their ads for any reason or shunt them into any time spot.
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Instead of attacking neighbors, why not shunt the wrath onto one poor soul who stands in for all would-be enemies?
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Once on the subject of jewels, it was difficult to shunt him off on another at short notice.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

In place of a shunt, the voltmeter uses a coil of wire of high resistance (see R, Fig. 249) in series with the galvanometer coil.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
In other words a voltmeter is connected in shunt, while an ammeter is in series with the circuit as is shown in Fig. 250.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
When two or more conductors are connected in parallel each one is said to be a shunt of the others.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The shunt wound dynamo (see Fig. 286) sends a part only of the current produced through the field coils.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

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