Medical Dictionary
bypass
noun by·pass \ˈbī-ˌpas\
Medical Definition of BYPASS
: a surgically established shunt <cardiopulmonary bypass of blood from the right atrium to the aorta>; also : a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt—see coronary bypass, gastric bypass, jejunoileal bypass
—bypass transitive verb
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