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bypass
- Main Entry:
- 1by·pass

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈbī-ˌpas\
- Function:
- noun
- Date:
- 1848
1: a passage to one side
; especially : a deflected route usually around a town2 a: a channel carrying a fluid around a part and back to the main stream b
(1): shunt 1b
(2): shunt 1c
; also : a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt <have a coronary bypass>
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