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pulmonary circulation vs. systemic circulation

pulmonary circulation

noun

Physiology.

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

systemic circulation

noun

Anatomy.

  1. the circulatory system in general.

  2. (in mammals and birds) the circulatory system excluding the pulmonary circulation.