cardiovascular system

the heart and blood vessels, which are responsible for the circulation of blood around the body. Also called circulatory system.

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meaning

n. the cognitive or emotional significance of a word or sequence of words, or of a concept, sign, or symbolic act. This may include a range of implied or associated ideas (connotative meaning) as well as a literal significance (denotative meaning). The study of meaning in language is semantics, and that of meaning in symbolic systems generally is semiotics. —mean vb. —meaningful adj.