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.
The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass â often called gastric bypass â is considered the âgold standardâ of weight loss surgery. There are two components to the procedure. First, a small stomach pouch, approximately one ounce or 30 milliliters in volume, is created by dividing the top of the stomach from the rest of the stomach.