circulatory system

noun

: the system of blood, blood vessels, lymphatics, and heart concerned with the circulation of the blood and lymph

Examples of circulatory system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web How to Check Your Pulse Arteries comprise one part of the circulatory system. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024 The metal is a critical vein in the fast-growing circulatory system of public charging, and prices have roughly doubled since a nadir in early 2020. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 And volcanologists, who have studied Kīlauea for more than a century, are still trying to working out exactly what its magmatic circulatory system looks like. Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024 And unlike adults, babies don't exhibit widespread inflammatory signaling throughout their circulatory system, perhaps preventing severe COVID. Simon Makin, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for circulatory system 

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of circulatory system was in 1862

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“Circulatory system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circulatory%20system. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

circulatory system

noun
: the bodily system of blood, vessels, and heart concerned with the circulation of the blood and lymph

Medical Definition

circulatory system

noun
: the system of blood, blood vessels, lymphatics, and heart concerned with the circulation of the blood and lymph

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