| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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