SYSTOLE


Meaning of SYSTOLE in English

noun the shortening of the long syllable.

2. systole ·noun the contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up;

— correlative to diastole.

3. systole ·add. ·noun the contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole;

— correlative to diastole.

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