pulmonary circulation

noun

The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

Meanings

nounpulmonary circulation (plural pulmonary circulations)

plural pulmonary circulations

  1. anatomyThe part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

Translations

Afrikaans pulmonêre sirkulasie
  • pulmonêre sirkulasiepart of blood circulation
Arabic دَوْرَة دَمَوِيَّة صُغْرَى
  • دَوْرَة دَمَوِيَّة صُغْرَىpart of blood circulation
Danish det lille kredsløb, lungekredsløbet
  • det lille kredsløbpart of blood circulation
  • lungekredsløbetpart of blood circulation
Dutch kleine bloedsomloop
  • kleine bloedsomlooppart of blood circulation
Finnish pieni verenkierto
  • pieni verenkiertopart of blood circulation
German kleiner Blutkreislauf, Lungenkreislauf
  • kleiner Blutkreislaufpart of blood circulation
  • Lungenkreislaufpart of blood circulation
Hungarian kisvérkör
  • kisvérkörpart of blood circulation
Icelandic lungnablóðrás
  • lungnablóðráspart of blood circulation
Indonesian peredaran darah kecil, sirkulasi pulmonalis
  • peredaran darah kecilpart of blood circulation
  • sirkulasi pulmonalispart of blood circulation
Italian piccola circolazione, circolazione polmonare
  • piccola circolazionepart of blood circulation
  • circolazione polmonarepart of blood circulation
Japanese 肺循環
  • 肺循環 (haijunkan)part of blood circulation
Latin circulatio pulmonalis, circulatio minor
  • circulatio pulmonalispart of blood circulation
  • circulatio minorpart of blood circulation
Norwegian Bokmål lille kretsløp, lungekretsløpet
  • lille kretsløppart of blood circulation
  • lungekretsløpetpart of blood circulation
Polish krążenie płucne, krwiobieg mały
  • krążenie płucnepart of blood circulation
  • krwiobieg małypart of blood circulation
Portuguese circulação pulmonar
  • circulação pulmonarpart of blood circulation
Swedish lilla kretsloppet, lungkretsloppet
  • lilla kretsloppetpart of blood circulation
  • lungkretsloppetpart of blood circulation
Turkish küçük kan dolaşımı
  • küçük kan dolaşımıpart of blood circulation
Cite this entry
APA

pulmonary circulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20circulation

MLA

“pulmonary circulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20circulation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary circulation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20circulation.

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