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descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run" a security pledged for the repayment of a loan situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"
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| collateral circulation |
that which is carried on through secondary channels after obstruction of the principal vessel supplying the part; called also compensatory c.
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| collateral circulation |
A network of small arteries normally closed. When the coronary artery is blocked, they may open to carry blood to the heart.
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| collateral circulation |
blood vessels that join to take over some of the circulation of blocked vessels; natural by-pass congestive heart failure: decline of heart's ability to pump, causing fluid accumulation in lungs, stomach and legs
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| collateral circulation |
The slow development of smaller peripheral arteries to allow some blood flow around the narrowed/blocked area of an artery. This occurs as an adaptation when an artery is slowly blocked with plaque over time.
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