collateral circulation (English, noun)
expansion: collateral circulation (countable and uncountable, plural collateral circulations)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The circulation of blood through a network of vessels that is developed through enlargement of secondary vessels and use of existing anastomoses between adjacent vessels when a major vein or artery is functionally impaired, as by obstruction.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: collateral circulations
tags: plural