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 is the rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries.
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14. DIASTOLE
    The relaxation/filling phase of the heartbeat, following systole.
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15. 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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16. diastole
    (di-as;tuo-le) The sequence of the cardiac cycle during which a heart chamber wall is relaxed.
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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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