shunt

Shunt has 1 syllable.

noun. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.

noun. A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.

noun. Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body.

verb. Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.