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語源

From circulatory +‎ system.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsɜːk(j)uːlətəɹi ˈsɪstəm/, /-tɹi-/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌsɝkjələˌtɔɹi ˈsɪstəm/
• ハイフネーション: cir‧cu‧lat‧o‧ry sys‧tem

名詞

circulatory system (plural circulatory systems)

1. (physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body. [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonyms: (by some writers) cardiovascular system, (by some writers) vascular system, (loosely) circulation

2. (technology) The parts of a machine responsible for the circulation of some fluid.

使用する際の注意点

Some writers treat cardiovascular system and vascular system as synonymous with circulatory system. Others regard these terms as hyponyms.

等位語

• lymphatic system
• nervous system
• respiratory system

派生語

• closed circulatory system
• open circulatory system

参考

• Thesaurus:circulatory system
• collateral circulation
• pulmonary circulation
• systemic circulation

Further reading

• circulatory system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “circulatory system, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.