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Circulatory   Listen
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Circulatory  n.  A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.






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"Circulatory" Quotes from Famous Books



... the internal machinery of out bodies is the great source of our heat. Foremost, perhaps, in this work, are the lungs, the stomach, the brain and nervous system, and the circulatory system, including the heart, arteries, veins and absorbents. Our moving powers —the muscles and tendons—have, indeed, much to do with generating our heat; but it is principally by the assistance which they render to the digestive, ...
— The Young Woman's Guide • William A. Alcott

... is appropriated by the blood and is made use of by the circulatory system. The prana in the air is appropriated by the nervous system, and is used in its work. And as the oxygenated blood is carried to all parts of the system, building up and replenishing, so is the ...
— The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath • Yogi Ramacharaka



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