Taber's Medical Dictionary
circuit
(sĕr′kĭt )
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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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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Circuit." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737878/all/circuit.
Circuit. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737878/all/circuit. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Circuit. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737878/all/circuit
Circuit [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737878/all/circuit.
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