circulation
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- noun
- /ˌsɜrkjʊˈleɪʃən/
- You shouldn't exercise after eating; it's bad for circulation and digestion.
- air circulation
- atmospheric circulation
- circulation of the atmosphere
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Watch on YouTubeIt boosts your mood, it elevates your circulation, it strengthens your immune system.
- It boosts your mood, it elevates your circulation, it strengthens your immune system.
- When that happens, you start losing circulation.
- So bottom of your feet when they're dry and cracking is showing that you're not getting proper circulation down to your feet.
- So fingers are turning blue, cutting off the circulation.
- By doing so, we stopped the ongoing bleeding but added the risk of poor wound healing due to the lack of circulation.
- And these estuaries and inverse estuary circulations are all thermahaline circulations.
Examples
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Did you know yoga increases circulation, promotes health and well-being, and it also reduces anxiety?
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This is cutting off the circulation in my head.
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It's like you lose circulation in your arm.
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We got to get the circulation going again.
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Well, the circulation was cut off for so long.
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So it stands to reason that ocean circulation also would be changing.
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...I'm losing circulation in my legs.
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It just opens up the tree for more air circulation and more light.
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To prevent this disease, provide good circulation of air in your home.
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Changing atmospheric circulation patterns are shifting where rain will fall.
Synonyms
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A continuous flow of people, things, or ideas
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A steady movement of liquid or gas
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The movement of molecules and energy across layers or membranes
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The movement of air through or around things
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Movement of air through a space or system
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Continuous movement of blood through the body that carries oxygen and food to cells
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Blood flows through the vessels to reach an organ or tissue
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Air moving through a place or system
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A flow of liquid, often an unusual discharge from the body
Compounds
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Continuous movement of blood through the body that carries oxygen and food to cells
- Specialized
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The way blood moves in an unborn baby to bring oxygen and nutrients to organs and often bypasses the lungs
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Blood flow that sends oxygen to the body and brings back used blood to the heart
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The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back where it gets oxygen
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Blood flow between an embryo and its yolk sac in early development
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Morphology
circulation = circulate (transparent) = circul + ion
Nominalization of the motion verb 'circulate' referring to movement of air or fluid; the sense is a direct, literal extension.
Etymology
The word circulation comes from the old Latin word circulare, from circus, meaning 'circle', which gives the image of flow around a space. That is why air or water circulation means the movement of that substance around in a room, system, or area.