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Definition of Bypass

1. Noun. A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

2. Verb. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious. "You cannot bypass these rules!"

3. Noun. A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part).

4. Noun. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.

Definition of Bypass

1. n. A by- passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.

Definition of Bypass

1. Noun. a road that passes around something, such as a residential area ¹

2. Noun. a circumvention ¹

3. Noun. a section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture ¹

4. Noun. an electrical shunt ¹

5. Noun. (medicine) an alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass ¹

6. Verb. to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass ¹

7. Verb. to ignore the usual channels or procedures ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bypass

1. to avoid by going around [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Bypass

1. 1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. 2. 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)

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Literary usage of Bypass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Societal Value of Geologic Maps by Richard L. Bernknopf (1994)
"The jurisdictions affected by the planned bypass are the States of ... All proposed West- em bypass corridors cross the eastern part of Loudoun County. ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... in 77 consecutive patients operated with coronary bypass, 73 patients with intermittent claudication, 78 healthy smokers and in 38 healthy non-smokers. ..."

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