steal (redirected from stole the show)

steal (stel) diversion, as of blood flow, of something from its normal course, as in occlusive arterial disease.

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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.

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steal (stl)

n.

The diversion of blood flow from its normal course.