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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

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

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