Shunt

noun
ʃənt

Noun

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

    “an arteriovenus shunt”

    Type of:PassagePassageway

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

    Similar:Bypass
    Type of:Conductor

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

    Type of:Implant

Verb

  • provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

    Type of:Deviate

  • transfer to another track, of trains

    Type of:TransferShift

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