SHUNT
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There are 4 entries related to SHUNT in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.
This has several meanings (3 senses as a noun, 2 senses as a verb). In its most usual sense, it's a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
It's a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
It's a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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
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