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