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pulmonary circulation
(redirected from Pulmonary vessels)

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Noun1.pulmonary circulation - circulation of blood between the heart and the lungspulmonary circulation - circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs
circulation - movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels


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[FIGURE 27 OMITTED] [FIGURE 28 OMITTED] In contrast to pulmonary arterial hypertension, all of the pulmonary vessels are enlarged in pulmonary overcirculation.
The complexity of the structures in the chest including the ribs, mediastinum and pulmonary vessels can make it difficult to identify separate pulmonary nodules that may represent an early lung cancer from normal anatomy.
More rarely, air bubbles, fat droplets, amniotic fluid, or clumps of parasites or tumor cells may obstruct the pulmonary vessels.
 
 
 
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