circulatory

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French circulatoire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circulatorius.

Adjective

circulatory

1. Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.

   circulatory diseases

   circulatory organs

2. Circular; going round.

   a circulatory letter

Translations

of or pertaining to a circulation

• Asturian: circulatoriu
• Catalan: circulatori
• Czech: oběhový
• French: circulatoire (fr)
• Galician: circulatorio
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• Italian: circolatorio (it)
• Portuguese: circulatório
• Romanian: circulator (ro)
• Spanish: circulatorio

Noun

circulatory (plural circulatories)

1. (chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.