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circulatory system

the system responsible for circulating blood and lymph throughout the body, that supplies nutrients and oxygen to the cells and removes various waste products: it consists of the heart, blood, blood vessels, lymph, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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