Glossary

Bypass

Bypass

Also: Umgehungskreislauf

A bypass is a surgically created detour that bridges a narrowed or blocked section. The best known is the heart bypass, which circumvents narrowed coronary arteries and safeguards the blood supply to the heart muscle.

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