pulmonary circulation

noun

pulmonary circulation

noun

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

Related terms: systemic circulation, arterial circulation, venous circulation, coronary circulation, collateral circulation, circulatory system, lymphatic system, respiratory system, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, oxygen cycle, hydrogen cycle, respiration

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