circulation : Idioms & Phrases
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Collateral circulation
(Med. & Physiol.) , circulation established through indirect or subordinate branches when the supply through the main vessel is obstructed.
Webster 1913
Derivative circulation
- a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries.
Webster 1913
fetal circulation
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noun the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus
fetal circulation.
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foetal circulation
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noun the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus
fetal circulation.
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pulmonary circulation
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noun circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs
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systemic circulation
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noun circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
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vitelline circulation
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noun circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac