肺はい循じゅん環かん

noun

pulmonary circulation

Medical term for the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back. Often contrasted with 体循環 (systemic circulation).

See also: 体循環

• 肺はい循じゅん環かんは、血けつ液えきに酸さん素そを取とり込こむ役やく割わりを果はたす。

  Pulmonary circulation plays the role of taking oxygen into the blood.