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circulatory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɜːk(j)uːlətəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsɝkjələˌtɔɹi/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɜːk(j)uːlətɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French circulatoire, from Latin circulatorius.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.
    • circulatory diseases
    • circulatory organs
  2. (not-comparable) Circular; going round.
    • a circulatory letter

Deriveds

recirculatory · circulatory system · macrocirculatory · cardiocirculatory · dyscirculatory · procirculatory · neurocirculatory · circulatory shock · cerebrocirculatory · noncirculatory · microcirculatory

Translations (10)

fr circulatoire (of or pertaining to a circulation) · es circulatorio (of or pertaining to a circulation) · it circolatorio (of or pertaining to a circulation) · ca circulatori (of or pertaining to a circulation) · ast circulatoriu (of or pertaining to a circulation) · pt circulatório (of or pertaining to a circulation) · gl circulatorio (of or pertaining to a circulation) · cs oběhový (of or pertaining to a circulation) · ro circulator (of or pertaining to a circulation) · hu keringési (of or pertaining to a circulation)

circulatory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɜːk(j)uːlətəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsɝkjələˌtɔɹi/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɜːk(j)uːlətɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French circulatoire, from Latin circulatorius.

Meanings

  1. A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.

Forms

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