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English
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Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek συστολη, from συστελλειν ‘contract’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'sɪstəli/

Noun
en-noun

1. physiology the rhythmic contractions of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries

#:*1974: There is no essential virtue in comfort. To be relaxed is good if it is part of a process of systole and diastole. Relaxation comes between phases of tenseness. — Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament

Derived terms
asystole
systolic

Translations
Spanish: sístole f

See also
diastole

French

Noun
systole

1. systole

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