circulatory system
noun
: the system of blood, blood vessels, lymphatics, and heart concerned with the circulation of the blood and lymph
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Ductwork inspection and modifications Your ductwork acts as the circulatory system for your home’s climate control.
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By Azeen Ghorayshi The detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications.
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In fact, the transfer of the egg contents to Colossal’s new device can take place before the circulatory system even forms.
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Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 28 May 2026
Ductwork inspection and modifications Your ductwork acts as the circulatory system for your home’s climate control.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 28 May 2026
By Azeen Ghorayshi The detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications.
—Azeen Ghorayshi Azeen Ghorayshi Avraham Z. Cooper M.h. Miller Sam Anderson Lulu Garcia-Navarro Nitsuh Abebe Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman, New York Times, 24 May 2026
In fact, the transfer of the egg contents to Colossal’s new device can take place before the circulatory system even forms.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
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“Circulatory system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circulatory%20system. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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