Definition of Circulatory

1. Adjective. Of or relating to circulation.

Exact synonyms: Circulative
Derivative terms: Circulate
Partainyms: Circulation, Circulation

2. Adjective. Relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood.
Partainyms: Circulatory System

Definition of Circulatory

1. a. Circular; as, a circulatory letter.

2. 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.

Definition of Circulatory

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

2. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Circulatory

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Circulatory

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circulatory

circulate
circulated
circulates
circulating
circulating(a)
circulating decimal
circulating library
circulation
circulation time
circulations
circulative
circulator
circulatories
circulatorious
circulators
circulatory (current term)
circulatory and respiratory physiology
circulatory arrest
circulatory collapse
circulatory failure
circulatory system
circulatory systems
circulene
circulet
circulets
circuline
circulus
circulus arteriosus cerebri
circulus arteriosus halleri
circulus arteriosus iridis major

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