diastole

Noun

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inflation pulse spell amplification swell dilation augmentation dilatation diastolic aggrandizement dropsy bloat puffiness swelling distension
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Antonyms

still decline reduction decrease compression collapse
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Hypernyms

pulsation beat pulse heartbeat

Anagrams

isolated sodalite solidate altoside elastoid

Examples

it will never be outmoded as long as the systole and diastole of human life survives, and men fluctuate between progress and reaction, growth and decline, hope and illusion. Robert Gordis

At the beginning of the cardiac cycle, in early diastole, both the atria and ventricles are relaxed. Source: Internet

For I could neither rightly perceive at first when the systole and when the diastole took place by reason of the rapidity of the movement.. Source: Internet

During diastole, blood flows through the ostia from the pericardial sinus (the cavity containing the heart) into the heart. Source: Internet

In late diastole the atria contract, pumping more blood into the ventricles. Source: Internet

Preload refers to the filling pressure of the atria at the end of diastole, when they are at their fullest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

diastereoseparation diastereospecificity diastereotopic diastolic diastolic blood pressure diastolic hypertension