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Diastole
//daɪˈæstəli// noun
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Noun
- 1 The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process. uncountable, usually
"[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence."
- 2 the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood wordnet
- 3 The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length. uncountable, usually
"1815 March and June, On the Greek and Latin Accents, The Classical Journal, Volume XI, page 81, I have inserted diastole which is omitted in Putschius, an insertion which both the complement, and the subsequent text make necessary."
- 4 The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek. Greek, uncountable, usually
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).
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