Look up: diastole

1. diastole
   [n] - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
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2. Diastole
   Relaxation, as in relaxation of the ventricles (ventricular diastole).
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3. Diastole
   Diastole: The time period when the heart is in a state of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The final letter in 'diastole' is pronounced as a long 'e' as in 'lee.' The adjective for diastole is diastolic. The diastolic pressure is specifically the minimum arterial pressure during relaxation and...
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4. diastole
   the passive rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the cavities of the heartduring which they fill with blood Category: Medicine
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5. Diastole
   Di·as'to·le noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to put asunder, to separate; dia` through + ... to set, to place.] 1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to syst...
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6. diastole
   The time, in between ventricular contractions (systole), at which ventricular filling occurs. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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7. diastole
   noun the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
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8. diastole
   (di-as´to-le) the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions; specifically, the period when the two ventricles are dilated by the blood flowing into them. See also blood pressure and heart. adj., diastol´ic., adj. electrical diastole that tim...
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9. Diastole
   • (n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction. • (n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
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10. diastole
    (from the article `systole and diastole`) in prosody, systole is the shortening of a syllable that is by pronunciation or by position long. Systole is most often used to adjust the rhythm of ...
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11. diastole
    in the cardiac cycle, period of relaxation of the heart muscle, accompanied by the filling of the chambers with blood. Diastole is followed in the ... [6 related articles]
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12. diastole
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-as′tō-lē Definitions: 1. Normal postsystolic dilation of the heart cavities, during which they fill with blood; diastole of the atria precedes that of the ventricles; diastole of either chamber alternates rhythmically with systole or contraction of that chamber.
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13. Diastole
    Diastole (iː) is the period of time when the heart refills with blood after systole (contraction). Ventricular diastole is the period during which the ventricles are relaxing, while atrial diastole is the period during which the atria are relaxing. The term diastole originates from the Greek word ...
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14. Diastole
    Diastole is the rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries.
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15. DIASTOLE
    The relaxation/filling phase of the heartbeat, following systole.
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16. diastole
    Greek dia = apart, and stellein = sending, hence sending the walls of the heart apart, i.e. relaxation or dilatation. Adjective - diastolic.
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17. diastole
    (di-as;tuo-le) The sequence of the cardiac cycle during which a heart chamber wall is relaxed.
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18. diastole
    (di-as;tuo-le) The sequence of the cardiac cycle during which a heart chamber wall is relaxed.
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19. Diastole
    [gastropod] clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra Diastole is a genus of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae. == Species == Species in the genus Diastole include: ...
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