NOUN | body | shunt | a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another |
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artifact | shunt, electrical shunt, bypass | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current | |
artifact | shunt | implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber / rubber | |
VERB | motion | shunt | transfer to another track, of trains |
motion | shunt | provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt |
Sounds | shah'nt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another. | |
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Example | "an arteriovenus shunt" | |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | passage, passageway | A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass |
Spanish | derivación, vía |
Meaning | A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current. | |
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Synonyms | electrical shunt, bypass | |
Part of | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
Broader | conductor | A device designed to transmit electricity, heat / heat, etc. |
Spanish | derivación eléctrica | |
Verbs | shunt | provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt |
Meaning | implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber / rubber; for draining fluids within the body. | |
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Broader | implant | A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue |
Meaning | transfer to another track, of trains. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | transfer, shift | Move around |
Spanish | desviar | |
Catalan | desviar | |
Nouns | shunter | a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips |
Meaning | Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | deviate | Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course |
Spanish | desviar | |
Nouns | shunt | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current |
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