shunt

shunt 1 To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2 A vessel (tube) that is used as a passageway to transport fluid from one body area to another. For example, a spinal shunt carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure due to hydrocephalus, for example.