collateral circulation
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlætəɹəl ˈsɝkjʊˌleɪʃən/
Noun
collateral circulation (countable and uncountable, plural collateral circulations)
- (anatomy) 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.
Hyponyms
- caput medusae
Related terms
- arterial circulation
- collateral artery
- collateral damage
- collateral ligament
- collateral vein
- collateral vessel
- coronary circulation
- pulmonary circulation
- systemic circulation
- venous circulation
Translations
circulation of blood through enlarged secondary vessels
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