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shunt
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noun
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
an arteriovenus shunt
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noun
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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verb
transfer to another track, of trains
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verb
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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noun
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
Fed
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noun
(= Federal)
any federal law-enforcement officer
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noun
(= Federal Reserve)
the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
antenna
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noun
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
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noun
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
he had a special antenna for public relations
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noun
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste