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n a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another n a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current n implant consisting …

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