English

Heart and circulatory system:
systemic circulation on the right side; pulmonary circulation on the left side.

Noun

systemic circulation ‎(plural systemic circulations)

1. (anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

Related terms

• pulmonary circulation
• arterial circulation
• venous circulation
• coronary circulation
• collateral circulation

Translations

See also

• circulatory system
• lymphatic system
• nitrogen cycle
• carbon cycle
• oxygen cycle
• hydrogen cycle
• respiration