diastole

[ dahy-as-tl-ee, -tl-ee ]

/ daɪˈæs tlˌi, -tl i /

noun

Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.Compare systole (def. 1).

Prosody. the lengthening of a syllable regularly short, especially before a pause or at the ictus.

Origin of diastole

1570–80; <Late Latin diastolē<Greek diastolḗ a putting asunder, dilation, lengthening; compare diastéllein to set apart, equivalent to dia-dia- + stéllein to put, place

Words nearby diastole

diastematocrania, diastematomyelia, diaster, diastereoisomer, diastereomer, diastole, diastolic, diastolic murmur, diastolic pressure, diastolic thrill, diastrophic dysplasia

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Example sentences from the Web for diastole

That the intrinsic motion of the heart is the systole, and not the diastole, as previously imagined.
Fathers of Biology|Charles McRae
The weak action of the heart, of course, causes the blood-pressure to diminish, and the heart stops in diastole.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
In a rapidly beating heart the diastole is short and the diastolic pressure rises.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
The heart was found arrested in diastole, and the brain anmic.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various

The minimum pressure in the artery, the pressure at the end of diastole, is called the diastolic pressure.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for diastole

diastole

/ (daɪˈæstəlɪ) /

noun

the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with bloodCompare systole

Derived forms of diastole

diastolic (ˌdaɪəˈstɒlɪk), adjective

Word Origin for diastole

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an expansion, from diastellein to expand, from dia- + stellein to place, bring together, make ready

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Medical definitions for diastole

diastole

[ dī-ăs′tə-lē ]

n.

The normal rhythmically occurring relaxation and dilatation of the heart chambers, especially the ventricles, during which they fill with blood.

Other words from diastole

di′a•stol′ic (dī′ə-stŏl′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for diastole

diastole

[ dī-ăs′tə-lē ]

The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart dilate and fill with blood. Diastole of the atria occurs before diastole of the ventricles. Compare systole.

Other words from diastole

diastolic adjective (dī′ə-stŏl′ĭk)

单词	diastole
释义	diastole [ dahy-as-tl-ee, -tl-ee ] / daɪˈæs tlˌi, -tl i / noun Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.Compare systole (def. 1). Prosody. the lengthening of a syllable regularly short, especially before a pause or at the ictus. Origin of diastole 1570–80; <Late Latin diastolē<Greek diastolḗ a putting asunder, dilation, lengthening; compare diastéllein to set apart, equivalent to dia-dia- + stéllein to put, place Words nearby diastole diastematocrania, diastematomyelia, diaster, diastereoisomer, diastereomer, diastole, diastolic, diastolic murmur, diastolic pressure, diastolic thrill, diastrophic dysplasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diastole That the intrinsic motion of the heart is the systole, and not the diastole, as previously imagined. Fathers of Biology\|Charles McRae The weak action of the heart, of course, causes the blood-pressure to diminish, and the heart stops in diastole. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth In a rapidly beating heart the diastole is short and the diastolic pressure rises. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield The heart was found arrested in diastole, and the brain anmic. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various The minimum pressure in the artery, the pressure at the end of diastole, is called the diastolic pressure. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield British Dictionary definitions for diastole diastole / (daɪˈæstəlɪ) / noun the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with bloodCompare systole Derived forms of diastole diastolic (ˌdaɪəˈstɒlɪk), adjective Word Origin for diastole C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an expansion, from diastellein to expand, from dia- + stellein to place, bring together, make ready Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for diastole diastole [ dī-ăs′tə-lē ] n. The normal rhythmically occurring relaxation and dilatation of the heart chambers, especially the ventricles, during which they fill with blood. Other words from diastole di′a•stol′ic (dī′ə-stŏl′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for diastole diastole [ dī-ăs′tə-lē ] The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart dilate and fill with blood. Diastole of the atria occurs before diastole of the ventricles. Compare systole. Other words from diastole diastolic adjective (dī′ə-stŏl′ĭk) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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