Le·Veen shunt | \ lə-ˈvēn-ˈshənt 
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\Medical Definition of LeVeen shunt
: a plastic tube that passes from the jugular vein to the peritoneal cavity where a valve permits absorption of ascitic fluid which is carried back to venous circulation by way of the superior vena cava
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