166k views
1 vote
What's is a shunt? In biology

User Joehua
by
8.3k points

2 Answers

4 votes

In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage which moves, or allows movement of, fluid from one part of the body to another. The term may describe either congenital or acquired shunts; and acquired shunts (sometimes referred to as iatrogenic shunts) may be either biological or mechanical.

User ToxicTeacakes
by
7.7k points
4 votes

In biology, a shunt is a hole or a small passage which moves, or allows movement of, fluid from one part of the body to another

User Mahesh Thorat
by
7.2k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.