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CIRCULATORY 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 ("circulatory 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 "circulatory 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 "circulatory system"):
fetal circulation; foetal circulation (the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus)
Holonyms ("circulatory system" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
Context examples:
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)
The system of glands that release their secretions (hormones) directly into the circulatory system.
(Endocrine system, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An Endocrine System Process consists of functions of cellular, cell, or tissue components of glands that release hormones into the circulatory system.
(Endocrine System Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Any process by which signals are passed between two distinct cell types over a distance, typically through the circulatory system.
(Environment-to-Cell Communication, NCI Thesaurus)
The passage of an embolus from its site of formation in the arterial system to another location within the circulatory system.
(Arterial Embolus, NCI Thesaurus)
The lymph system, which connects with the blood system, is often considered part of the circulatory system.
(Cardiovascular System, NCI Dictionary)
A system of neurosecretory neurons that release hormones to the circulatory system.
(Neuroendocrine System, NCI Thesaurus)
Additionally, using rats with chronic kidney disease, the researchers found that minocycline – a widely-prescribed antibiotic often used to treat acne – could treat hardening of the arteries by preventing the build-up of calcium in the circulatory system.
(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)
Because the researchers did not observe any TH17 cells in the brains of HSD mice, they concluded that it must be IL-17, moving throughout the circulatory system, that was acting directly on the brain’s blood vessels.
(Hold the salt: gut reaction may impair the brains of mice, National Institutes of Health)
Due to their size, the colloidal gold nanoparticles exit the circulatory system only at hyperpermeable tumor neovasculature sites; TNF then binds to and activates tumor cell TNF receptors, which may result in an increase in tumor cell apoptosis and a reduction in tumor cell proliferation.
(Colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor, NCI Thesaurus)
