单词 | systole |
释义 | systole /sis"teuh lee', -lee/, n. 1. Physiol. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Cf. diastole. 2. Class. Pros. the shortening of a syllable regularly long. [1570-80; < Gk systolé a drawing up, contraction, equiv. to sy- SY- + stolé pressure, orig., garment, equipment, equiv. to stol- (n. deriv. of stéllein to send, place) + -e fem. n. suffix; cf. DIASTOLE, SYSTALTIC] |
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