pulmonary circulation
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systemic circulation on the right side; pulmonary circulation on the left side.
Noun
[edit]pulmonary circulation (plural pulmonary circulations)
- (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.
Related terms
[edit]- systemic circulation
- arterial circulation
- venous circulation
- coronary circulation
- collateral circulation
Translations
[edit]part of blood circulation
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