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Definitions for Systole
[1] Physiology . the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
[2] Classical Prosody . the shortening of a syllable regularly long.
[3] contraction of the heart, during which blood is pumped into the aorta and the arteries that lead to the lungs Compare diastole
Words nearby Systole
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Origin of Systole
1570–80; < Greek systolḗ a drawing up, contraction, equivalent to sy- sy- + stolḗ pressure, orig., garment, equipment, equivalent to stol- (noun derivative of stéllein to send, place) + -ē feminine noun suffix; cf. diastole, systaltic
Other words from Systole
pre·sys·to·le , noun
sys•tol′ ic (sĭ-stŏl′ ĭk ) adj.
systolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl′ ĭk )
Word origin for Systole
C16: via Late Latin from Greek sustolē, from sustellein to contract; see systaltic