arteriovenous anastomosis

n.

A vessel that shunts blood from an artery to a vein in order to bypass a capillary.

Words nearby arteriovenous anastomosis

arteriospasm, arteriostenosis, arteriotomy, arteriotony, arteriovenous, arteriovenous anastomosis, arteriovenous aneurysm, arteriovenous carbon dioxide difference, arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous nicking, arteriovenous oxygen difference