circulatory

adj.

1. Of or relating to circulation.
2. Of or relating to the circulatory system.

(sûr'kyə-lə-tôr'ē)
n.

1. Relating to circulation.
2. Relating to the circulatory system.

Pertaining to circulation.

• c. arrest — see cardiac arrest.
• c. collapse — shock; circulatory insufficiency without congestive heart failure.
• c. failure — includes cardiac or central circulatory failure and peripheral circulatory failure. Although the mechanisms, causes and clinical syndromes are different the pathogenesis is the same, the circulatory system fails to maintain the supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the tissues and to remove the carbon dioxide and other metabolites from them. The failure may be hypovolemic, distributive.
• c. response — changes in the cardiac and vascular functions in response to such factors as emotional stress, physical exercise, temperature change.
• c. shock — see shock.
• c. support — see extracorporeal circulation.
• c. system — the major system concerned with the movement of blood and lymph; it consists of the heart and blood vessels. The circulatory system transports to the tissues and organs of the body the oxygen, nutritive substances, immune substances, hormones and chemicals necessary for normal function and activities; it also carries away waste products and carbon dioxide. It helps to regulate body temperature and helps maintain normal water and electrolyte balance.
— The rate of blood flow through the vessels depends upon several factors: force of the heartbeat, rate of the heartbeat, venous return and control of the arterioles and capillaries by chemical, neural and thermal stimuli.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to circulation
  Synonym: circulative
  Pertains to noun: circulation (meaning #5)

Meaning #2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
  Pertains to noun: circulatory system (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kredsløbs-, cirkulations-

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende (bloeds) omloop

Français (French)
adj. - circulatoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Kreislauf-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κυκλοφοριακός

Italiano (Italian)
circolatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - circulatório

Русский (Russian)
непрерывный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - circulatorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - cirkulations-, cirkulerande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
循环的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 循環的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순환의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 循環の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دوري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של מחזור הדם‬

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circulatory system