Look up: bypass

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   bypass
   [Noun] A main road built to avoid a town or village.
   Example: Our village has been much quieter since they built the bypass.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Bypass
   A method by which the circulation to the body is maintained while the heart is deliberately stopped during heart surgery. The function of the heart and lungs is carried out by a heart-lung machine until the natural circulation is restored.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/holbycity/glo
   
   
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   bypass
   a road built around a town
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/sch
   
   
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   bypass
   [n] - a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) 2. [n] - a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town 3. [v] - avoid something unpleasant or laborious
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   bypass
   1. a pipe connection around a valve or other control mechanism that is installed to permit passage of fluid through the line while adjustments or repairs are being made on the control. 2. a delivery of gas to a customer by means of a pipeline other than that customer's traditional supplier. For example, delivery of gas to an end user directly off a transmission pipeline without moving the gas through the end user's traditional local distribution company supplier.
   Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/B%20-%20Glo
   
   
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   Bypass
   Type of surgery to go round a blockage.
   Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/glossary.as
   
   
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   Bypass
   a surgical technique in which the flow of blood or another body fluid is redirected around a blockage
   Found on http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?l
   
   
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   Bypass
   A bypass is when the flow of blood or other fluid is redirected, permanently because of a blockage in the body, or temporarily during an operation.
   Found on http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Bypass
   Bypass: An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body.
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
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    bypass
    suitable --...show that one, two or three cleaning elements..instead of six..in the opening-cleaning lines may be used as required by the stock being processed. Category: Various industries and crafts • recent opening installation have generally shown a tendency toward multiple feeders and arrangements whereby some cleaning stages could be bypassed when the condition of the cotton...ju...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    bypass
    1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. ... 2. <surgery> To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel. A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. ... See: shunt. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (20 Jun 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
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    bypass
    circumferential noun a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    bypass
    noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    bypass
    short-circuit verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious; `You cannot bypass these rules!`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    bypass
    (bi´pas) an auxiliary flow; a shunt; a surgically created pathway circumventing the normal anatomical pathway, such as in an artery or the intestine.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Bypass
    A condition which results in the Main Ring and/or Tevatron power supplies being on but are not producing current. In this condition the three rectifying SCR's are disabled and the bypass SCR's are enabled. In the turning on process both the Main Ring and Tevatron are brought up in bypass before engaging the magnet ramps.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc
    
    
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    bypass
    
    1. a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
    2. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
    3. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
    
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    Bypass
    A condition which results in the Main Ring and/or Tevatron power supplies being on but are not producing current. In this condition the three rectifying SCR's are disabled and the bypass SCR's are enabled. In the turning on process both the Main Ring and Tevatron are brought up in bypass before engaging the magnet ramps.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc
    
    
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    bypass
    In a heating duct or pipe, an alternative path for the flow of the heat transfer fluid from one point to another, as determined by the opening or closing of control valves both in the primary line and the bypass line. Related category • HEATING
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi