SYSTOLE


Meaning of SYSTOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsis-tə-(ˌ)lē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek systolē, from systellein to contract, from syn- + stellein to send

Date: 1578

: a rhythmically recurrent contraction ; especially : the contraction of the heart by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up

• sys·tol·ic sis-ˈtä-lik adjective

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