steal (stēl) diversion, as of blood flow, of something from its normal course, as in occlusive arterial disease.
subclavian steal in occlusive disease of the subclavian artery, a reversal of blood flow in the ipsilateral vertebral artery from the basilar artery to the subclavian artery beyond the point of occlusion.
steal (st l)n. The diversion of blood flow from its normal course. |
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