systole

[ sis-tuh-lee, -lee ]

/ ˈsɪs təˌli, -li /

noun

Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward.Compare diastole.

Classical Prosody. the shortening of a syllable regularly long.

Origin of systole

1570–80; <Greek systolḗ a drawing up, contraction, equivalent to sy-sy- + stolḗ pressure, originally, 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

Words nearby systole

systems disk, systems engineer, systems engineering, systems software, systems theory, systole, systolic, systolic gallop, systolic murmur, systolic pressure, systolic thrill

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Example sentences from the Web for systole

That the intrinsic motion of the heart is the systole, and not the diastole, as previously imagined.
Fathers of Biology|Charles McRae
They require also to maintain a continual state of expansion and contraction, of systole and diastole.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
It has been calculated that the average amount of blood thrown into the aorta at every systole of the heart is from 50 to 100 c.c.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
The book has clearly not completed its elementary act of respiration; the systole of Vol.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845|Various

Systole, diastole, swift and ever swifter goes the Axe of Samson.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for systole

systole

/ (ˈsɪstəlɪ) /

noun

contraction of the heart, during which blood is pumped into the aorta and the arteries that lead to the lungsCompare diastole

Derived forms of systole

systolic (sɪˈstɒlɪk), adjective

Word Origin for systole

C16: via Late Latin from Greek sustolē, from sustellein to contract; see systaltic

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Medical definitions for systole

systole

[ sĭs′tə-lē ]

n.

The rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles, by which blood is driven through the aorta and pulmonary artery after each dilation or diastole.miocardia

Other words from systole

sys•tol′ic (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for systole

systole

[ sĭs′tə-lē ]

The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart, especially the ventricles, contract to force blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. Compare diastole.

Other words from systole

systolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk)

单词	systole
释义	systole [ sis-tuh-lee, -lee ] / ˈsɪs təˌli, -li / noun Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward.Compare diastole. Classical Prosody. the shortening of a syllable regularly long. Origin of systole 1570–80; <Greek systolḗ a drawing up, contraction, equivalent to sy-sy- + stolḗ pressure, originally, 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 Words nearby systole systems disk, systems engineer, systems engineering, systems software, systems theory, systole, systolic, systolic gallop, systolic murmur, systolic pressure, systolic thrill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for systole That the intrinsic motion of the heart is the systole, and not the diastole, as previously imagined. Fathers of Biology\|Charles McRae They require also to maintain a continual state of expansion and contraction, of systole and diastole. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier It has been calculated that the average amount of blood thrown into the aorta at every systole of the heart is from 50 to 100 c.c. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield The book has clearly not completed its elementary act of respiration; the systole of Vol. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845\|Various Systole, diastole, swift and ever swifter goes the Axe of Samson. The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for systole systole / (ˈsɪstəlɪ) / noun contraction of the heart, during which blood is pumped into the aorta and the arteries that lead to the lungsCompare diastole Derived forms of systole systolic (sɪˈstɒlɪk), adjective Word Origin for systole C16: via Late Latin from Greek sustolē, from sustellein to contract; see systaltic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for systole systole [ sĭs′tə-lē ] n. The rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles, by which blood is driven through the aorta and pulmonary artery after each dilation or diastole.miocardia Other words from systole sys•tol′ic (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for systole systole [ sĭs′tə-lē ] The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart, especially the ventricles, contract to force blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. Compare diastole. Other words from systole systolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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