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We think the answer is "SHUNTS" which means:

    noun
  • • A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
  • • A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
  • • Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
  • verb
  • • Transfer to another track, of trains
  • • Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The doctors decided to use shunts to redirect blood flow in the patient's heart."
  • • "The railway system uses shunts to switch trains from one track to another."

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New York Times05 Sep 2003 Across 24
New York Times13 Nov 2000 Down 29
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