Systole

[sistәli]

Definition

(noun.) the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.

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Definition

(n.) The shortening of the long syllable.

(n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.

Typist: Toni

Definition

n. the regular contraction of the heart for impelling the blood outward—opp. to Diastole: (gram.) the shortening of a long syllable.—adj. Systol′ic.

Typed by Anton