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bypass


Definition: Meaning of, bypass in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbʌɪpɑːs /

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bypass bypasses
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  1. (heart) bypass operation/ surgery an operation to direct blood through new VEIN s (= blood tubes) outside the heart because the VEINs in the heart are blocked or diseased
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  2. a road that goes around a town or other busy area rather than through it [↪  ring road]
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  3. technical a tube that allows gas or liquid to flow around something rather than through it
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bypass bypassed bypassed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bypassing bypasses
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  1. to go around a town or other busy place rather than through it
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  2. to avoid obeying a rule, system, or someone in an official position
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bypass used in phrases

  • bypass capacitor (noun)
    1. high a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain frequencies
  • bypass condenser (noun)
    1. high a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain frequencies
  • coronary artery bypass graft (noun)
    1. open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
  • coronary bypass (noun)
    1. open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
  • coronary bypass surgery (noun)
    1. open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
  • gastric bypass (noun)
    1. one of various surgical operations used to treat obesity by reducing the size of the stomach or bypassing part of it so that fewer calories are absorbed
  • intestinal bypass (noun)
    1. surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity
  • minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery (noun)
    1. heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on the beating heart by the use of small instruments and cameras threaded through small incisions
  • port-access coronary bypass surgery (noun)
    1. heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine
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