shunt

Noun

1. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; “an arteriovenus shunt”
   • Less specific
     • passage
     • passageway
   • More specific
     • bypass
     • portacaval shunt
2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
   • Synonyms
     • electrical shunt
     • bypass
   • Less specific
     • conductor
   • Part of
     • circuit
     • electrical circuit
     • electric circuit
   • Related
     • shunt
3. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
   • Less specific
     • implant

Verb

1. transfer to another track, of trains
   • Less specific
     • transfer
     • shift
   • Related
     • shunter
2. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
   • Less specific
     • deviate
   • Related
     • shunt
     • electrical shunt
     • bypass