Assertion: shunt | /r/UsedFor | refer to pathological condition
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text: Shunt refers to the pathological condition which results when the alveoli of the lungs are perfused with blood as normal, but the ventilation fails to supply the perfused region while dead space refers to the volume of air which does not take part in the gas exchange as it remains in the conducting airways or reaches alveoli, which are not perfused.