Assertion: shunt | /r/CapableOf | relieve pressure
Facets:
value: from hydrocephalus
type: OTHER
value: by draining the extra fluid
type: MANNER
value: on the brain
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The shunt tubing relieves pressure on the brain, a condition known as hydrocephalus , by draining the extra fluid in the brain ventricle(s) to a different area of the body where it can be absorbed more quickly.
text: Neurosurgeons installed a shunt to relieve the pressure and doctors diagnosed the culprit: a rare type of brain tumor - slow-growing and noncancerous, though hardly benign.
text: A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from hydrocephalus, for example.