FETAL CIRCULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetal circulation mean? 

• FETAL CIRCULATION (noun)
  The noun FETAL CIRCULATION has 1 sense:

1. the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus

  Familiarity information: FETAL CIRCULATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETAL CIRCULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fetal circulation; foetal circulation

Hypernyms ("fetal circulation" is a kind of...):

cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)

 Context examples 

Loss of blood from the fetal circulation.

(Fetal Blood Loss, NCI Thesaurus)