circulatory
adjective
cir·cu·la·to·ry
ˈsər-kyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of or relating to circulation or the circulatory system
circulatory failure
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.
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Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Technological advances in recent years have made it so that organ recovery can occur not only after brain death, but even circulatory death – what is known as a DCD donation.
—Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Emergency Causes Heart and circulatory conditions like a heart attack, angina, or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can cause dull left arm pain.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Those who suffer from circulatory and bronchial disorders also have found relief from the steam and minerals in the water, per the website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Technological advances in recent years have made it so that organ recovery can occur not only after brain death, but even circulatory death – what is known as a DCD donation.
—Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Emergency Causes Heart and circulatory conditions like a heart attack, angina, or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can cause dull left arm pain.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Those who suffer from circulatory and bronchial disorders also have found relief from the steam and minerals in the water, per the website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Circulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circulatory. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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circulatory
adjective
cir·cu·la·to·ry
ˈsər-kyə-lə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: of or relating to circulation or the circulatory system
Medical Definition
circulatory
adjective
cir·cu·la·to·ry
ˈsər-kyə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
: of or relating to circulation or the circulatory system
circulatory failure
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