Major geographical features of Botswana. The Kalahari a waterless place, a vast arid to semi-arid area in Southern Africa covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa.
Medical Definition of bypass. : a surgically established shunt cardiopulmonary bypass of blood from the right atrium to the aorta; also : a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt âWhen a bypass is performed on more than one coronary artery or branch, the number of times (double, triple, etc.) is often specified. bypass.
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body.The CPB pump itself is often referred to as a heartâlung machine or the pump.he first successful open heart procedure on a human utilizing the heart lung machine was performed by John Gibbon on May 6, 1953 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He repaired an atrial septal defect in an 18-year-old woman.