Shunt - Definition

n 1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is
diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus
shunt"
2: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another
device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: shunt,
electrical shunt, bypass]
3: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for
draining fluids within the body
v 1: transfer to another track, of trains
2: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt