Definition of diastole

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Diastole (n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction..

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Diastole :: Diastole (n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
Peridiastole :: Peridiastole (n.) The almost inappreciable time which elapses between the systole and the diastole of the heart.
Perisystole :: Perisystole (n.) The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.
Systolic :: Systole (n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
Prediastolic :: Prediastolic (a.) Preceding the diastole of the heart; as, a prediastolic friction sound..
Diastolic :: Diastolic (a.) Of or pertaining to diastole.
Diastole :: Diastole (n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction..
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