definitionA vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. |
synonymsArteriovenous Anastomosis |
UMLSAnastomoses, Arteriovenous, Anastomosis, Arteriovenous, Arteriovenostomy, Arteriovenostomy, NOS, Arteriovenous Anastomoses, Arteriovenous Anastomosis, Arteriovenous shunt, NOS, Formation of arteriovenous shunt, physiologic anastomosis, Surgical construction of arteriovenous shunt, Surgical construction of arteriovenous shunt, NOS |
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