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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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In amphibians, gas exchange also occurs through the skin during pulmonary circulation and is referred to as pulmocutaneous circulation.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Forbes ● Jul. 24, 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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The pulmonary circulation is always working at a little disadvantage.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

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