[dahy-uh-stol-ik] 
| 1. | pertaining to or produced by diastole. |
| 2. | (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats. |
| di·as·to·le (dī-ās'tə-lē) n.
[Greek diastolē, dilation, separation, from diastellein, to expand : dia-, apart; see dia- + stellein, to place, send; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] di'as·tol'ic (dī'ə-stŏl'ĭk) adj. |
| diastole (dī-ās'tə-lē) Pronunciation Key
The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart dilate and fill with blood. Diastole of the atria occurs before diastole of the ventricles. Compare systole. diastolic adjective (dī'ə-stŏl'ĭk) |
əˈstɒl