circulation

cir·cu·la·tion

(ser'kyū-lā'shŭn),

Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point; usually referring to blood circulation, but can apply to other commodities such as bile salts.

[L. circulatio]

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circulation

(sûr′kyə-lā′shən)

n.

1. Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.

2.

a. Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.

b. Free movement or passage.

3. The passing of something, such as money or news, from place to place or person to person.

4.

a. The condition of being passed about and widely known; distribution.

b. Dissemination of printed material, especially copies of newspapers or magazines, among readers.

c. The number of copies of a publication sold or distributed.

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circulation

Medtalk Blood stream. See Enterohepatic recirculation, Fetal circulation, Pulmonary circulation, Systemic circulation.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cir·cu·la·tion

(sĭr'kyū-lā'shŭn)

Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point; usually referring to blood circulation through the network of arteries and veins unless otherwise specified.

[L. circulatio]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

circulation

Movement in a circle or around a circuit, especially the movement of the blood through the arteries, capillaries and veins, as a result of the pumping action of the heart.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

cir·cu·la·tion

(sĭr'kyū-lā'shŭn)

Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point.

[L. circulatio]

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