circuit

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(sĕr′kĭt )

[L. circuire, to go around]

1. The course or path of an electric current.
2. The path followed by a fluid circulating in a system of tubes or cavities.
3. The path followed by nerve impulses in a reflex arc from sensory receptor to effector organ.

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(sĕr′kĭt )

[L. circuire, to go around]

1. The course or path of an electric current.
2. The path followed by a fluid circulating in a system of tubes or cavities.
3. The path followed by nerve impulses in a reflex arc from sensory receptor to effector organ.

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