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shunt

In electrical engineering, a conductor of very low resistance that is connected in parallel to an ammeter in order to enable it to measure larger electric currents. Its low resistance enables it to act like a bypass, diverting most of the current through itself and away from the ammeter.



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A left-to-right shunt is converted into a right-to-left shunt secondary to the elevated pulmonary artery pressures and associated pulmonary vascular disease.
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