Assertion: shunt | /r/HasProperty | thin tube
Facets:
value: to drain the excess csf
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A shunt is a thin tube that's put in your brain to drain fluid away.
text: Shunts are thin tubes that drain CSF from a space where it is collecting, to be absorbed in another part of the body.
text: A shunt is a thin tube implanted in the brain to drain away the excess CSF to another part of the body (often the abdominal cavity, the space around the bowel) where it can be absorbed into the bloodstream.