shunt
Nouns
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(n) a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
- an arteriovenus shunt
- (n) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current electrical shunt, bypass,
- (n) implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
Verbs
- (v) transfer to another track, of trains
- (v) provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt