Definition of Systole. Meaning of Systole. Synonyms of Systole

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Definition of Systole

Systole
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.
Systole
Systole Sys"to*le, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n with + ? to set, place.] 1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable. 2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.

Meaning of Systole from wikipedia

- Systole (/ˈsɪstəli/ SIST-ə-lee) is the part of the cardiac cycle during which some chambers of the heart contract after refilling with blood. The term...
- following a period of robust contraction and pumping of blood, called systole. After emptying, the heart relaxes and expands to receive another influx...
- chambers of the heart are refilling with blood. The contrasting phase is systole when the heart chambers are contracting. Atrial diastole is the relaxing...
- Systole may refer to: Systole (medicine), a term describing the contraction of the heart Systolic array, a term used in computer architecture Systolic...
- topological manifestations. See also Introduction to systolic geometry. The systole of a compact metric space X is a metric invariant of X, defined to be the...
- cycle, the atria receive blood while relaxed in diastole, then contract in systole to move blood to the ventricles. Each atrium is roughly cube-shaped except...
- are ****ociated with pathologies and are not routinely heard. Ventricular systole Cardiac diastole ECG The EKG complex. P=P wave, PR=PR interval, QRS=QRS...
- occurring between heartbeats. Pressure waves generated by the heart in systole move the arterial walls. Forward movement of blood occurs when the boundaries...
- resulting bulging of per****uous into the right atrium during isovolumic systole), and (V) atrial venous filling. The downward deflections correspond with...
- of elastin. These arteries distend when the blood pressure rises during systole and recoil when the blood pressure falls during diastole. Since the rate...