pulmonary circulation

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Heart and circulatory system:
systemic circulation on the right side; pulmonary circulation on the left side.

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pulmonary circulation (plural pulmonary circulations)

  1. (anatomy) 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.

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