cardiovascular system car·dio·vas·cularsystem uncommon noun 1. the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body Synonymscirculatory systemcardiovascular system Related words Broader terms vascular system Narrower terms fetal circulation Parts body Part of liverheartbloodstreamlymphblood vesselveinvenationlymph node WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.