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NUTRIENT CIRCULATION

\njˈuːtɹi͡ənt sˌɜːkjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \njˈuːtɹi‍ənt sˌɜːkjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən], \n_j_ˈuː_t_ɹ_iə_n_t s_ˌɜː_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of NUTRIENT CIRCULATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The circulation of blood in an organ for the purpose of nourishing the organ, as distinguished from the circulation of blood in the same organ to be subjected to the physiological action of the organ.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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