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shunt

/ʃənt/

noun
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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bypass electrical shunt

type of:
conductor

part of:
circuit electric circuit electrical circuit
noun
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
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"an arteriovenus shunt"

type of:
passage passageway
noun
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
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type of:
implant
verb
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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type of:
deviate
verb
transfer to another track, of trains
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type of:
transfer shift

Definition that contains shunt

portacaval shunt shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver

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