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pulmonary circulation

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noun

Physiology.
  1. the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart.


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Riociguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator which promotes vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation.

From Forbes Jul. 24, 2013

The function of the pulmonary circulation is to aid in gas exchange.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Why is the pressure in the pulmonary circulation lower than in the systemic circulation?

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Bronchial veins carry approximately 13 percent of the blood that flows into the bronchial arteries; the remainder intermingles with the pulmonary circulation and returns to the heart via the pulmonary veins.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The pulmonary circulation is a system within a system; and one action of the heart is the origin of both.

From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various

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