 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
circulatory
adjective
1: of or relating to circulation [syn: {circulative}]
2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the
blood
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Circulatory \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, adjective [L. circulatorius pert. to a
mountebank: cf. F. circulatoire.]
1. Circular; as, a circulatory letter. --Johnson.
2. Circulating, or going round. --T. Warton.
3. (Anat.) Subserving the purposes of circulation; as,
circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of
circulation; as, circulatory diseases.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Circulatory \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, noun
A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally
exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or
passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated
portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining
a circulation.
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