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.
In contrast to gastric banding, gastric bypass (sometimes referred to as roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is a permanent reduction in the size of the stomach. Gastric bypass is the most common type of weight loss surgery. It makes up about 80% of all weight loss surgeries in the U.S., and combines both restrictive and malabsorptive approaches. The proximal portion of the stomach is used to create an egg-sized pouch that is connected to the intestine in a location that bypasses about 2 feet of normal intestine.