systole /sisˈto-lē or -tə-lē/

1. Rhythmical contraction, esp of the heart, opp to diastole (physiology)
2. Collapse of the nucleus in mitosis
3. The shortening of a long syllable (grammar)

• Scotifying
• Scotism
• Scotist
• Scotistic
• Scotland
• Scotlandite
• Scotland Yard
• scoto-
• Scoto-
• scotodinia
• scotodinias
• scotoma
• scotomas
• scotomata
• scotomatous
• scotometer
• scotometers
• scotomia
• scotomias
• scotomies
• scotomy
• Scotophile
• Scotophilia
• Scotophilic
• Scotophobe