systolic
[ si-stol-ik ]
adjective
(of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
Origin of systolic
1Other words from systolic
- hy·per·sys·tol·ic, adjective
- post·sys·tol·ic, adjective
- pre·sys·tol·ic, adjective
- Compare diastolic.
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