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Systole

Systole Meaning & Definition
Systole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Systole?

[n] the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery

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See Also | beat | heartbeat | pulsation | pulse

Systole In Webster's Dictionary

\Sys"to*le\, n. (Physiol. & Biol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; -- correlative to {diastole}. -- {Sys*tol"ic}, a.
\Sys"to*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n with + ? to set, place.] 1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable. 2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to {diastole}.

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