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CIRCULATORY FAILURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("circulatory failure" is a kind of...):
cardiovascular disease (a disease of the heart or blood vessels)