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shunt

DEFINITIONS OF: shunt

1

n a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Synonyms:
bypass, electrical shunt
Type of:
conductor
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

n a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

“an arteriovenus shunt”
Types:
bypass
a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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
Type of:
passage, passageway
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

n implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

Type of:
implant
a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

v transfer to another track, of trains

Type of:
shift, transfer
move around

v provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

Type of:
deviate
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
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