CIRCULATORY

circulatory

(adjective) relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood

circulative, circulatory

(adjective) of or relating to circulation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

circulatory

Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.

Circular; going round.

Noun

circulatory (plural circulatories)

(chemistry) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir"cu*la*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. circulatorius pert. to a mountebank: cf. F. circulatoire.]

1. Circular; as, a circulatory letter. Johnson.

2. Circulating, or going round. T. Warton.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: Subserving the purposes of circulation; as, circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of circulation; as, circulatory diseases.

Cir"cu*la*to*ry, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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