collateral circulation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcollateralandcirculation
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collateral
noun[C]
uk/kəˈlæt.ər.əl/us/kəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
medicalspecialized
a smaller blood vessel or nerve that grows out of the ...
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circulation
noun
uk/ˌsɜː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person ...
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(Definition ofcollateralandcirculationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The development ofcollateralcirculationis more prominent in younger children, and asymptomatic cases with extensive occlusions are seen only among children.
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Collateralcirculationwould explain the more normal abdominal aorta.
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Four of the five children with pulmonary atresia were clinically stable because of the existence of abundant aortopulmonarycollateralcirculation.
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Since thecollateralcirculationin this lesion can bo extremely complex and extremely variable, an independent approach to each individual patient is warranted.
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The variability in age at presentation is probably due to differences in the development of acollateralcirculation.
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Of the 7 patients, 5 had an extensive venouscollateralcirculation.
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In view of the circulatory equilibrium provided by hiscollateralcirculation, no surgical treatment was advised, although the combination oflesions may lead to devastating hemoptysis in the future.
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In most young patients without intrinsic vascular pathology or additional anomalies of the aortic arch, nonetheless, adequatecollateralcirculationis likely to develop, and reanastomosis is probably optional.
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Collateralcirculationwas also noted.
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He said that without experiments on dogs it would have been impossible to have made the great discovery ofcollateralcirculation.
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This selective sparing is due to thecollateralcirculationoffered to macular tracts by the middle cerebral artery.
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Thiscollateralcirculationallows for blood to continue circulating if the subclavian is obstructed.
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Collateralcirculationcan be established in the venous system (between veins) or in the arterial system (between arteries).
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The leptomeningealcollateralcirculationallows a very limited degree of compensation for this.
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Thiscollateralcirculationoccurs because the lower part of the esophagus drains into the left gastric vein, which is a branch of the portal vein.
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The anastomosis between these vessels assists in establishing thecollateralcirculationafter ligature of the common carotid or subclavian artery.
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An example of the usefulness ofcollateralcirculationis a systemic thrombo-embolism in cats.
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