systemic circulation

noun

systemic circulation

noun

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The part of blood circulation which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

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

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