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bypassIn communications, to avoid the local telephone company by using satellites and microwave systems. bypass 1. a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area 2. any system of pipes or conduits for redirecting the flow of a liquid 3. a means of redirecting the flow of a substance around an appliance through which it would otherwise pass 4. Surgery a. the redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgery b. (as modifier): bypass surgery 5. Electronics a. an electrical circuit, esp one containing a capacitor, connected in parallel around one or more components, providing an alternative path for certain frequencies b. (as modifier): a bypass capacitor How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While the city conducts its study, CHP officials say more trucks are bypassing the inspection stop, making the roadways a more dangerous place to drive. In such operations, blood vessels from elsewhere in the body are used as grafts to restore blood flow by bypassing coronary arteries that have been narrowed by the fatty deposits of atherosclerosis. |
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