systemic-circulation

systemic circulation

noun Anatomy.
1.
the circulatory system in general.
2.
(in mammals and birds) the circulatory system excluding the pulmonary circulation.
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systemic circulation n.
Circulation of blood throughout the body through the arteries, capillaries, and veins, which carry oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to various tissues and return venous blood to the right atrium.

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