circulatory system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body.
The parts of a machine responsible for the circulation of some fluid.

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circulatory system circulatory systems

From circulatory + system.

cardiovascular system vascular system circulation circulatory system

collateral circulation pulmonary circulation systemic circulation

closed circulatory system open circulatory system

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