shunt, n.
(shunts)
freq. cnt. 6
(shunts)
freq. cnt. 6
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
shunt
sample sentences
"an arteriovenus shunt"
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bypass electrical shunt shunt
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derivationally related form
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
<noun.artifact>
shunt
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