Organ or Tissue Function
pulmonary circulation
pul·mo·nar·y cir·cu·la·tion
Subclass of:
Respiratory physiology;
Blood Circulation
Definitions related to pulmonary circulation:
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Supply and circulation of unoxygenated venous blood from right ventricle to the lungs, and returning oxygenated blood to left atrium; for the circulation solely contained in the lung refer to RESPIRATORY CIRCULATION.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The circulation of the BLOOD through the LUNGS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(respiratory circulation) Vessels, supply, and movement of blood through the vascular system of the respiratory system.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Pulmonary circulation, system of blood vessels that forms a closed circuit between the heart and the lungs, as distinguished from the systemic circulation between the heart and all other body tissues. On the evolutionary cycle, pulmonary circulation first occurs in lungfishes and amphibians, the...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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