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portacaval shunt

DEFINITIONS OF: portacaval shunt

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n shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver

Type of:
shunt
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
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