Diastole

[dai'æstәli]

Definition

(noun.) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood.

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Definition

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

(n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.

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Definition

n. dilation of the heart auricles and arteries—opp. to Systole or contraction of the same: the protracting of a short syllable as before a pause.—adj. Diastol′ic.

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