diastolic
[ dahy-uh-stol-ik ]
adjective
pertaining to or produced by diastole.
(of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
Origin of diastolic
1Other words from diastolic
- hy·per·di·as·tol·ic, adjective
- post·di·as·tol·ic, adjective
- pre·di·as·tol·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·di·as·tol·ic, adjective
- Compare systolic.
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