Definition of circulation

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Circulation (n.) The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants..

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Stagnation :: Stagnation (n.) The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors..
Issue :: Issue (v. t.) To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a bank..
Venous :: Venous (a.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood..
Circulatory :: Circulatory (n.) 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..
By-pass :: By-pass (n.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course..
Circulation :: Circulation (n.) The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
Cyclosis :: Cyclosis (n.) The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell.
Sanguine :: Sanguine (a.) Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament..
Systemic :: Systemic (a.) Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood..
Lacuna :: Lacuna (n.) A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane..
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note..
Circular :: Circular (a.) Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter..
Currency :: Currency (n.) That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as having or representing value; as, the currency of a country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money..
Systolic :: Systole (n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money..
Diffusion :: Diffusion (n.) The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion..
Emission :: Emission (n.) That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood..
Currentness :: Currentness (n.) The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception.
Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat..
Vegetal :: Vegetal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption, assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which are common to plants and animals, in distinction from sensation and volition, which are peculiar to animals..
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