bypass

by-pass · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

1.
A road passing around a town or its center to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
2.
To go past or around something rather than through it.
3.
A surgical operation to create an alternative passage for blood flow, especially around a blocked artery.
4.
To avoid or circumvent a rule, process, or authority.
5.
An alternative channel, pipe, or passage for a fluid or gas.

plural: bypasses

From by ("past, aside") + pass. First attested in the early 19th century for the road sense; the medical sense developed in the 20th century.