English Dictionary: systolic | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for systolic | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Systole \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Systolic \Sys*tol"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur. --Dunglison. |