Someone in the supine position is lying on his or her back. Someone in the prone position is lying face down. The Right lateral recumbent, or RLR, means that the patient is lying on their right side. The left lateral recumbent, or LLR, means that the patient is lying on their left side. A person in the Fowler's position is sitting straight up or leaning slightly back. Their legs may either be straight or bent.
Shunt (electrical) In electronics, a shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point in the circuit by creating a low resistance path. The term is also widely used in photovoltaics to describe an unwanted short circuit between the front and back surface contacts of a solar cell, usually caused by wafer damage.
Definition of stent. : a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open.