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Circulatory

Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective "circulatory" need not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.

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1. Relating to the circulation. 2. SYN: sanguiferous.

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cir·cu·la·to·ry 'sər-kyə-lə-.tōr-ē, -.tȯr- adj of or relating to circulation or the circulatory system <\circulatory failure>

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cir·cu·la·to·ry (surґku-lə-tor″e) 1. pertaining to any circulation. 2. pertaining to the circulation of the blood. 3. containing blood; called also sanguiferous.

Medical dictionary. 2011.