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shunt vs implant

implant vs shunt

shunt and implant both are nouns.

shunt and implant both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shunt Yes No Yes No
implant Yes No Yes No
As nouns, implant is a hypernym of shunt; that is, implant is a word with a broader meaning than shunt:
  • shunt: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
  • implant: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
shunt (noun) implant (noun)
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
shunt (verb) implant (verb)
transfer to another track, of trains put firmly in the mind
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt fix or set securely or deeply
become attached to and embedded in the uterus
Difference between shunt and implant

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