Vi fant 3 definisjoner av cardiovascular system på engelsk.
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| cardiovascular system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body | ||
| circulatory system | ||
| vascular system the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant | ||
| organic structure, physical structure, body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" | ||
| liver large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes | ||
| pump, ticker, heart a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction | ||
| blood stream, bloodstream the blood flowing through the circulatory system | ||
| lymph a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels | ||
| blood vessel a vessel in which blood circulates | ||
| vena, venous blood vessel, vein one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect | ||
| venous blood system, venation (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal | ||
| lymph gland, lymph node, node the source of lymph and lymphocytes | ||