Systole Definition

sĭstə-lē
noun
The usual rhythmic contraction of the heart, esp. of the ventricles, following each dilatation (diastole), during which the blood is driven onward from the chambers.
Webster's New World
(prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.
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Other Word Forms of Systole

Noun

Singular:
systole
Plural:
systoles

Origin of Systole

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolÄ“), from συστέλλειν (sustellein, “to contract"), from σύν (sun, “together") + στέλλειν (stellein, “send").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek sustolē contraction from sustellein to contract systaltic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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