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Definition: Circulatory System |
Circulatory SystemNoun1. The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | The system that contains the heart and the blood vessels and moves blood throughout the body. This system helps tissues get enough oxygen and nutrients, and it helps them get rid of waste products. The lymph system, which connects with the blood system, is often considered part of the circulatory system. (references) |
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Synonym: Circulatory SystemSynonym: cardiovascular system (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Circulatory System |
| English words defined with "circulatory system": aeroembolism, air embolism ♦ bloodstream ♦ circulatory ♦ gas embolism ♦ intravenous anesthetic ♦ Marfan's syndrome ♦ packed cells ♦ umbilical vesicle ♦ vesicula umbilicus, vitelline sac ♦ yolk sac. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "circulatory system": BIOLOGY SPECIMEN TECHNICIAN ♦ Intracranial Pressure ♦ Pancuronium. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | [Anatomy of the circulatory system with illustration of blood transfusion from animal to man]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Health | This may lead to failure of the circulatory system and shock, followed by death, if circulatory failure is not corrected. (references) | |
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are defects of the circulatory system that are generally believed to arise during embryonic or fetal development or soon after birth. (references) | ||
In some cases, chronic hypoxemia produces narrowing of the blood vessels in the lung which, along with the lung damage or the associated treatments, may weaken the heart and the circulatory system. (references) | ||
Business | Instead, fitness equipment that helps to train the heart and circulatory system is playing an increasingly dominant role, in addition to the improved regulation of vital metabolic processes and the prevention of damage to posture and movement - a field in which "classic" body-building achieves notable success. (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "circulatory system"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | kredsloebssystem. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | appareil circulatoire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Kreislaufsystem, blutkreislauf (blood circulation, bloodstream, circulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κυκλοφοριακό σύστημα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | sistema circolatorio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 循'系統 , 循'系 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じゅ"か"けいとう, じゅ"か"けい. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irculatorycay ystemsay cirkulatorni sistem. (various references) kan dolaşım sistemi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-i-l-m-o-r-r-s-s-t-t-u-y-y" | |
-4 letters: microcrystals. | |
-5 letters: microcrystal, mysteriously, resuscitator. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 69 72 63 75 6C 61 74 6F 72 79 53 79 73 74 65 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101001 01110010 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 01111001 00100000 01010011 01111001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C i r c u l a t o r y   S y s t e m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0069 0072 0063 0075 006C 0061 0074 006F 0072 0079 0053 0079 0073 0074 0065 006D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37758469877867868184912539185867179 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, danski, danski jezik, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , germanski, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grčki, grk, grčki jezik, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, Japonca |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, turski jezik, turski, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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