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systole
[ sis-tuh-lee, -lee ]
noun
- Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- Classical Prosody. the shortening of a syllable regularly long.
systole
/ sɪˈstɒlɪk; ˈsɪstəlɪ /
noun
- contraction of the heart, during which blood is pumped into the aorta and the arteries that lead to the lungs Compare diastole
systole
/ sĭs′tə-lē /
- The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart, especially the ventricles, contract to force blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
- Compare diastole
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Derived Forms
- systolic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pre·systo·le noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of systole1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek sustolē, from sustellein to contract; see systaltic
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Example Sentences
The ding of her husband's cash register and the click of her dangle bag mark the systole and diastole of married life.
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Systole and diastole, the contraction and dilation of the heart and arteries.
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The heart is usually found relaxed or the left ventricle contracted in systole, while the right is relaxed.
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Their stomachs are like sackbuts, with systole and diastole;128 and thus they contract and expand them in a wonderful manner.
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That the intrinsic motion of the heart is the systole, and not the diastole, as previously imagined.
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