See Also: Shunt(medicine)
A-V shunt(medicine)
vp shunt(medicine)
shunt(2)(dictionary)
shunt(1)(dictionary)
Shunt(health)
H shunt(medicine)
portasystemic shunt(medicine)
portacaval shunt(medicine)
peritoneovenous shunt(medicine)

nominee (iou) and A-V shunt (medicine)


nominee (iou)



nominee noun & adjective. M17.
[from NOMINATE verb: see -EE1.]
A. noun.
A person mentioned by name; spec. the person named in connection with or as the recipient of an annuity, grant, etc. M17.
A person who is nominated for some office or duty; a person nominated as a candidate for election or for an honour, award, etc. L17.
A person or group of people, not the owner(s), in whose name a stock or registered bond certificate or a company is registered. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. That is a nominee; that is registered in the name of a nominee. M20.
nomineeism noun the system of nominating people to offices or posts M19.

A-V shunt (medicine)


A-V shunt -->
arteriovenous shunt
<anatomy, surgery> A direct connection between an artery and vein. Most often due to the surgical joining of an artery and a vein under the skin for the purpose of haemodialysis.

Larger arteriovenous shunts can create significant extra workload on the heart since arterial blood is diverted back to the venous circulation before it has a chance to deliver nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues.