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CIRCULATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to circulation
Synonyms:
circulative; circulatory
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
circulation (free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant))
Context examples:
A description of when a mechanical circulatory support device was placed.
(Mechanical Circulatory Support Placement Timing, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5, plays a role in the regulation of insulin-like growth factor and in protein transport in the circulatory system.
(IGFBP5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Garlic oil is used as a flavoring and is also reported to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diseases of the circulatory system.
(Garlic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial cell which may release secretions to a free epithelial surface (exocrine) or to the circulatory system (endocrine).
(Glandular Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
Cardiovascular Pharmacology; the study of the effects of drugs upon the heart or circulatory system
(Cardiovascular Pharmacology, NCI Thesaurus)
The study of the effects of drugs upon the heart or circulatory system.
(Cardiovascular Pharmacology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Arginine may prevent or treat heart and circulatory diseases, combat fatigue, and stimulate the immune system.
(Arginine, NCI Thesaurus)
Cardiovascular Pathology; a subdiscipline of pathology focusing on diseases of the heart or circulatory system.
(Cardiovascular Pathology, NCI Thesaurus)
FLP-7 then traveled through the circulatory system to start the fat burning process in the gut.
(Scientists Find Brain Hormone That Triggers Fat Burning, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Lymphatic vessels are part of the body’s circulatory system.
(NIH researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains, National Institutes of Health)
