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circulatory shock

circulatory shock noun: a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.

Noun

circulatory shock (countable and uncountable, plural circulatory shocks)

  1. A medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.

Forms of circulatory shock

pluralcirculatory shocks

Questions about circulatory shock

What does circulatory shock mean?
Circulatory shock means a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
What part of speech is circulatory shock?
Circulatory shock is a noun.
What is the plural of circulatory shock?
The plural of circulatory shock is circulatory shocks.

Words near circulatory shock in the dictionary

  1. circulator
  2. circulatories
  3. circulatorious
  4. circulators
  5. circulatory
  6. circulatory shock
  7. circulatory shocks
  8. circulatory system
  9. circulatory systems
  10. circule
  11. circulene

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