diastole

di·as·to·le  (d-st-l)

n.

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

2. The lengthening of a normally short syllable in Greek and Latin verse.

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[Greek diastol, dilation, separation, from diastellein, to expand : dia-, apart; see dia- + stellein, to place, send; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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dias·tolic (d-stlk) adj.

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diastole [daɪˈæstəlɪ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood Compare systole

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

diastolic  [ˌdaɪəˈstɒlɪk] adj

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diastole  (d-st-l)

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.

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diastolic adjective (d-stlk)

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diastole

(in Greek and Latin verse) the lengthening of a short syllable. Cf. systole. — diastolic, adj.

See also: Verse

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the rhythmic dilatation of the heart during which the muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood. Cf. systole. — diastolic, adj.

See also: Heart

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diastole - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood heartbeat, beat, pulse, pulsation - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"

Translations

diastole [daɪˈæstəlɪ] N → diástole f

diastole

n → Diastole f

diastole [daɪˈæstəlɪ] n (Med) → diastole f