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Circulatory - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Circulatory : adj
1: of or relating to circulation [syn: circulative]
2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the
blood
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n.
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
fraction.
Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal
fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Circulatory : \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, a. [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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Circulatory : \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, n.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Circulatory : Circulatory: Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective "circulatory" need not necessarily refer to the circulation of
the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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