diastole /dī-asˈtə-lē/

1. Dilatation of the heart and arteries, opp to systole (physiology)
2. The lengthening of a short syllable, as before a pause

diastolic /dī-ə-stolˈik/ adjective

• Oxford clay
• Oxford cloth
• Oxford comma
• Oxford commas
• Oxford English
• Oxford groups
• Oxfordian
• Oxford movement
• Oxfords
• Oxford shoe
• oxgang
• oxgangs
• oxgate
• oxgates
• oxhead
• oxheads
• oxi-
• oxidant
• oxidants
• oxidase
• oxidases
• oxidate
• oxidated
• oxidates
• oxidating