DIASTOLIC


Meaning of DIASTOLIC in English

/duy'euh stol"ik/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or produced by diastole.

2. (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats. Cf. systolic .

[ 1685-95; DIASTOLE + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .