单词 | diastole |
释义 | diastole /duy as"tl ee', -tl ee/, n. 1. Physiol. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood. Cf. systole (def. 1). 2. Pros. the lengthening of a syllable regularly short, esp. before a pause or at the ictus. [1570-80; < LL diastole < Gk diastolé a putting asunder, dilation, lengthening; cf. diastéllein to set apart, equiv. to dia- DIA- + stéllein to put, place] |
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