English > cardiovascular system: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body. |
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Synonym | circulatory system |
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Part of | body, organic structure | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) |
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Parts | blood vessel | A vessel in which blood circulates |
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bloodstream, blood stream | The blood flowing through the circulatory system |
heart, pump, ticker | The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs |
liver | large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity |
lymph | A thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle |
lymph node, lymph gland, node | The source of lymph and lymphocytes |
vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
venation, venous blood system | (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal |
Narrower | fetal circulation, foetal circulation | The system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus |
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Broader | vascular system | The vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant |
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Spanish | aparato circulatorio, sistema cardiovascular, sistema circulatorio |
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Catalan | sistema cardiovascular, sistema circulatori |
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