definition
A 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.
synonyms
Arteriovenous Anastomosis
UMLS
Anastomoses, 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