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collateral circulation [kə¦lad·ə·rəl ‚sər·kyə′lā·shən]

(physiology)

The circulation established for an organ or a part of an organ through the intercommunication of blood vessels when the original direct blood supply is obstructed or abolished.

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However, each route might require some retrograde flow of neoplastic cells or collateral circulation of these cells through common sites.

Metastasis of colonic adenocarcinoma to the external ear canal: an ... by Eilers, Stanley G. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

A Study of the Blood Supply of the Spinal Nerve Roots in Man and the Rabbit With an Experimental Analysis of the Collateral Circulation Following Ligation of Arteries [PhD thesis].

Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord by Noble, Linda J / Physical Therapy

The development of this collateral circulation in the heart muscle is what occurs during the EECP procedure.

WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT CHANCE TO AVOID SURGERY DOES THE HEART GOOD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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