Midsystolic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or pertaining to the middle portion of systole, as with midsystolic murmur, midsystolic ejection, and midsystolic click. not-comparable
"Evidence has recently been produced to show that patients with a midsystolic click and late systolic murmur have a peculiar abnormality of the mitral valve: the systolic ballooning of the leaflets, particularly the posterior one, usually associated with mild mitral insufficiency."
Example
More examples"Evidence has recently been produced to show that patients with a midsystolic click and late systolic murmur have a peculiar abnormality of the mitral valve: the systolic ballooning of the leaflets, particularly the posterior one, usually associated with mild mitral insufficiency."
Etymology
From mid- + systole + -ic or midsystole + -ic or mid- + systolic.
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