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pulmonary circulation

the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart
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pulmonary circulation

Summary

pulmonary circulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pulmonary circulation is a type of circulatory system[2].
  • pulmonary circulation is part of circulatory system[3].
  • pulmonary circulation's Commons category is recorded as Pulmonary circulation[4].
  • pulmonary circulation is the opposite of systemic circulation[5].
  • pulmonary circulation comprises pulmonary artery[6].
  • pulmonary circulation comprises pulmonary vein[7].

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Definition and Type

pulmonary circulation is a type of circulatory system[2]. It is the opposite of systemic circulation[5].

Use and Application

Components include pulmonary artery[6], an artery[8] and pulmonary vein[7], a vein[9]. pulmonary circulation is part of circulatory system[3].

Why It Matters

pulmonary circulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . sciencesummative.wordpress.com. sciencesummative.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein
    Part of → circulatory system
    Opposite of → systemic circulation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548547205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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