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   heart by·pass

   noun

   • 1. a surgical operation in which an alternative channel is created to improve blood flow to the heart when a coronary artery is blocked: "he had a triple heart bypass in 2003"
   • ▪ an alternative channel created during a heart bypass operation: "the operation required removal of a piece of vein from his leg for a heart bypass"

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