circulatory

circulatory

English

Etymology

French circulatoire, from Latin circulatorius.

Adjective

circulatory

1. Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.

   circulatory diseases

   circulatory organs

2. Circular; going round.

   a circulatory letter

Translations

of or pertaining to a circulation

Asturian: circulatoriu Catalan: circulatori Czech: oběhový French: circulatoire (fr) Galician: circulatorio

Italian: circolatorio (it) Portuguese: circulatório Romanian: circulator (ro) Spanish: circulatorio

Noun

circulatory (plural circulatories)

1. (chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.