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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