circulatory system
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈsɜrkjʊlətɔri ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema circulatorio
- Regular exercise can improve the efficiency of your circulatory system by enhancing blood flow.
So again, for the heart, for the bones, for your entire circulatory system.
- So again, for the heart, for the bones, for your entire circulatory system.
- So what happens is you're putting pressure on the circulatory system.
- The alveolus is part of the lung and the blood runs through capillaries which are these the smallest tubes in the circulatory system.
- The circulatory system that's also involved in this communication network is also functioning properly.
Examples
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One of these tablets has an intriguing effect on the circulatory system.
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The experiment convinced us that we could engineer miniature machines to navigate the vast circulatory system of the human body.
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And this entire process is kept moving... ...through the circulatory system, the center of which is... ...the heart.
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And then the circulatory system fails.
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Vitamin C is for the circulatory system.
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To reverse heart disease, one must feed the heart and circulatory system the food they require to heal themselves.
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You should be kinder to your circulatory system.
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Do you know how many liters of blood the circulatory system processes per day on average?
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"Heart, brain, and eye health—even exercise performance—depend on a healthy circulatory system, which supports your overall health."
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Ice fishes have anatomical compensations for their anemia: a large heart and wide blood vessels, creating a circulatory system of large volume and low pressure.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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System of the heart and blood vessels that moves blood around the body
How Extensive
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3.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'circulatory' refers to the movement/circulation of blood and 'system' denotes an organized set of organs, so together they denote the bodily system that circulates blood and lymph. This technical compound follows regular word-formation patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Circulatory system gives a simple image: a pump and a network of pipes. The heart is the pump and the blood vessels are the pipes that carry blood and other fluids around the body, so the phrase means the parts that 'move' blood and nutrients.