- heart bypass
- UK / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "heart bypass":
singular heart bypass plural heart bypasses medicala medical operation in which blood is directed around a blocked blood vessel in the heart
English dictionary. 2014.
heart bypass
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heart bypass — UK US noun [countable] [singular heart bypass plural heart bypasses] medical a medical operation in which blood is directed around a blocked blood vessel in the heart … Useful english dictionary
heart bypass, bypass surgery — bypass v … English expressions
heart bypass operation — surgery in which the flow of blood is redirected around a damaged blood vessel through the insertion of a substitute vessel … English contemporary dictionary
bypass */ — I UK [ˈbaɪˌpɑːs] / US [ˈbaɪˌpæs] noun [countable] Word forms bypass : singular bypass plural bypasses 1) a road that goes round a town or city so that you can avoid going through its centre the Newbury bypass 2) medical a medical operation to… … English dictionary
bypass — [[t]ba͟ɪpɑːs, pæs[/t]] bypasses, bypassing, bypassed 1) VERB If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly. [V n] A growing number… … English dictionary
bypass — by|pass1 [ baı,pæs ] noun count 1. ) a road that goes around a town or city so that you can avoid going through its center: the Leesburg bypass 2. ) a medical operation to make someone s blood flow past a blocked or damaged part of their heart… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bypass brain — n. Memory loss and reduced mental functioning after coronary bypass surgery. Example Citations: Aides to Bill Clinton last week vehemently denied speculation that the former president s intemperate remarks on the campaign trail were due to mild… … New words
heart — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ healthy, strong ▪ bad, weak ▪ beating, pounding, racing ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bypass — by|pass1 [ˈbaıpa:s US pæs] n 1.) (heart) bypass operation/ surgery an operation to direct blood through new ↑veins (=blood tubes) outside the heart because the veins in the heart are blocked or diseased ▪ a triple heart bypass operation 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bypass — 01. The new highway [bypasses] the little town and makes the trip much faster. 02. Former President Bill Clinton had to have heart [bypass] surgery due to blockages in some arteries. 03. An investigation has found that the accident occurred… … Grammatical examples in English
