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Main Entry: portacaval shunt
Function: noun
: a surgical shunt by which the portal vein is made to empty into the inferior vena cava in order to bypass a damaged liver
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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portacaval shunt 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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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