shunt
Redirect to sideline
Shunt means to move something aside or out of the way, often by pushing: The locomotive shunted freight cars onto a side track.
In British usage, shunting is what Americans call switching rail cars.
More broadly, to shunt is to divert or sideline: She was shunted into a dead-end position.
In medicine, a shunt is a passage that diverts fluid from one part of the body to another, either naturally or surgically created: a cardiac shunt.
In electronics, a shunt is a conductor joining two points to divert current.
Current-limiting circuit element
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- currentDirected flow of charge
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
parallel · meter · calibration · galvanometer · precision · measurement · divert · bypass
Send in new direction
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
- deflectTurn from course
- rerouteSend a different way
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
channel · bypass · move · transfer · shift · push · reposition · shuttle
Route that skirts obstacles
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- graftIllicit political gain
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
fistula · dialysis · anastomosis · vascular · coronary · collateral · circulation · occlusion
Exterior wall covering
- marshallingOrganizing into proper order
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freightGoods being transported
coupling · points · switching · signal · wagons · carriages · buffer · mainline
Inserted medical drainage tube
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- drainageLiquid removal system
intracranial · pressure · neurosurgery · implant · valve · tubing · revision · obstruction
resistor
Current-limiting circuit element
voltmeter · parallel · meter · calibration · galvanometer · precision · measurement · divert · bypass · conductor
redirect
Send in new direction
detour · channel · bypass · move · transfer · shift · push · reposition · shuttle · sideline
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
stent · fistula · dialysis · anastomosis · vascular · coronary · collateral · circulation · occlusion · TIPS
siding
Exterior wall covering
- marshallingOrganizing into proper order
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
freight · coupling · points · switching · signal · wagons · carriages · buffer · mainline · junction
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
drainage · intracranial · pressure · neurosurgery · implant · valve · tubing · revision · obstruction · infection
starting
Initiating an action
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- shellHard outer covering
sculling · rowing · coxswain · lane · penalty · interference · collision · race · crew · oar
- Neurotherapiesdeep brain stimulation, DBS, neuromodulation, brain stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy
- vascular devicesguidewire, bypass graft, stent, catheter, cannula
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- forceful movementspush, shove, thrust, propel, ram
- medical suppliesbandage, gauze, latex gloves, syringe, nitrile gloves
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
shuntdirect
Undeviating or to guide
mainline · fast-track · streamline · express · go straight
shuntprioritize
Rank by importance
centralize · foreground · highlight · focus on · embrace