Dictionary Check: shunt
"shunt" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
Example:
"an arteriovenus shunt"
noun
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
noun
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
verb
transfer to another track, of trains
verb
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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