pulmonary circulation
noun
: the passage of blood from the right side of the heart through arteries to the lungs where it picks up oxygen and is returned to the left side of the heart by veins
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Servet described pulmonary circulation, the crucial mechanism by which blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the heart.
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombo is best known for his definitive description of the pulmonary circulation but here too the question of priority is mired in controversy.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2011
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombo is best known for his definitive description of the pulmonary circulation but here too the question of priority is mired in controversy.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2011
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“Pulmonary circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulmonary%20circulation. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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