closed circulation theory

closed circulation theory
one of the theories explaining how the blood in the spleen gets from the arteries to the venous sinuses; it holds that the capillaries empty directly into the venous sinuses. Cf. open circulation t. and closed-open circulation t. Called also fast circulation t.

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