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