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