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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
Synonyms:
cardiovascular system; circulatory system
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cardiovascular system" is a kind of...):
vascular system (the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant)
Meronyms (parts of "cardiovascular system"):
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)
blood stream; bloodstream (the blood flowing through the circulatory system)
lymph (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)
blood vessel (a vessel in which blood circulates)
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
venation; venous blood system ((zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal)
lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cardiovascular system"):
fetal circulation; foetal circulation (the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus)
Holonyms ("cardiovascular system" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
Context examples:
Sustained exercise that places an increased oxygen demand on the cardiovascular system and promotes an increased efficiency of the body's use of oxygen.
(Aerobic exercise, NCI Thesaurus)
Exposure to this substance irritates skin and mucous membranes, and can affect the gastrointestinal tract, CNS, cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys and blood.
(Arsenic Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
Damage inflicted on any part of cardiovascular system as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.
(Cardiovascular Injury, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
Arzoxifene may have beneficial effects on bone and the cardiovascular system
(Arzoxifene, NCI Thesaurus)
An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on any anatomic entity that is part of the cardiovascular system, including the heart and blood vessels.
(Agent Affecting Cardiovascular System, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may have beneficial effects on bone and the cardiovascular system.
(Arzoxifene hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Expressed throughout the cardiovascular system, parathyroid hormone-related protein (1-36) [PTHrP (1-36)] was first identified as the PTH-like hypercalcemic factor of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy; however, its sequence differs significantly from that of PTH (1-34) although both proteins share the same N-terminal end which accounts for the calciotropic activity.
(Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein (1-36), NCI Thesaurus)
It is possible that heart disease and depression share common underlying biological mechanisms, which manifest as two different conditions in two different organs – the cardiovascular system and the brain, says Dr Golam Khandaker, a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow at the University of Cambridge.
(Inflammation links heart disease and depression, University of Cambridge)
Inhalation exposure to this substance causes severe irritation of the nose, throat and lungs; causes anemia, and affects the liver, kidneys, nervous system, cardiovascular system and immune system. a-Hexachlorocyclohexane is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
(a-Hexachlorocyclohexane, NCI Thesaurus)
That kind of stuff coursing through your blood vessels doesn't sound good - obviously - but this finding might take us closer to understanding some of the issues that may strike our cardiovascular system with age.
(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
