How to Use circulatory in a Sentence

circulatory

adjective
  • The pope had a track record of circulatory problems; his lower legs were swollen.
    — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • People who live on the streets are prone to circulatory problems.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2018
  • Central to the circulatory system, the heart is made up of four chambers and valves that allow blood to flow through the body.
    — Robert Jimison, CNN, 14 July 2017
  • That's not the case for injuries to the lower leg (tibia), which doesn't have circulatory muscles.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
  • The response your body already produces on a chilly morning is the same one researchers are studying for circulatory health.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • But our hunt for mysterious circulatory neurons is far from over.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This leads to fluid building up in the lungs (the pulmonary edema) and systemic circulatory collapse.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
  • Their gut branches throughout their bodies to spread nutrients, since the worms lack a circulatory system.
    — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 15 July 2017
  • Researchers are also beginning to study circulatory networks in other parts of the body.
    — Emily Singer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2013
  • But when the nocturnal frogs are active, blood begins to snake again through their circulatory systems, forming a visible maze of bright red.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
  • High school biology classes teach us that the circulatory system pumps blood and the digestive system pumps food.
    — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2017
  • Basically, the blood is drained out of the right side of the body, goes to an oxygenator, then is pumped to the other side of the body to provide circulatory support.
    — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 25 July 2019
  • It's also known as cardiac arrest or circulatory arrest.
    — Alex Ross, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Those who suffer from circulatory and bronchial disorders also have found relief from the steam and minerals in the water, per the website.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Proper hydration is important to circulatory functions, so sip away and embrace the day.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
  • It's called donation after circulatory death, a method long used to recover kidneys and other organs but not more fragile hearts.
    — Lauran Neergaard, ajc, 7 June 2023
  • Last year, circulatory death accounted for more than half the donors at 24 organ donation agencies.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Rear passengers who stand six feet or less can sit (upright, even) for 100 miles or more without losing legs due to circulatory blockage.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
  • For example, people with diabetes need periodic blood tests, and their feet must be checked for signs of circulatory problems.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2020
  • All their organs were developing as expected, along with their limbs and circulatory and nervous systems.
    — Gina Kolata, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • These patients died not as a result of broncho-pneumonia, as might have been expected, but from cardio-circulatory failure.
    — Jennet Conant, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
  • In other words, lower emissions lead to better heart and circulatory health among populations living in those areas.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The body's circulatory or cardiovascular system is often described as a network of one-way streets that connect the heart to other organs.
    — Author: Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
  • While the other organs can be donated after the heart stops beating, the heart requires special equipment for a donation after circulatory death.
    — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Next comes circulatory vitality, where capital can flow like nutrients through an ecosystem.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Medicare patients most often travel for cancer and heart or circulatory care, the largest major spending categories of 21 tracked.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Experts then followed the cohort for an average of 16 years to observe how many had heart attacks, strokes and other serious circulatory events, and how many of them died.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
  • For 75 years, Mail Rail was the subterranean circulatory system of Britain’s postal system.
    — Jill Lawless, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017
  • For 75 years, Mail Rail was the subterranean circulatory system of Britain's postal system.
    — Jill Lawless, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2017

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