arteriovenous shunt

n.

The passage of blood directly from arteries to veins, without going through the capillary network.

Words nearby arteriovenous shunt

arteriovenous aneurysm, arteriovenous carbon dioxide difference, arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous nicking, arteriovenous oxygen difference, arteriovenous shunt, arteritis, artery, artery of angular gyrus, artery of bulb of penis, artery of bulb of vestibule