Is systole when the heart contracts or when it expands?
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Systole
//ˈsɪstəli//
Synonyms for "systole" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
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6 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِنْقِبَاض noun (contraction of the heart)
Catalan
1 entries- sístole noun (contraction of the heart)
Dutch
1 entries- systole noun (contraction of the heart)
Galician
1 entries- sístole noun (contraction of the heart)
Georgian
1 entries- სისტოლა noun (contraction of the heart)
German
1 entries- Systole noun (contraction of the heart)
Greek
1 entries- συστολή noun (contraction of the heart)
Hungarian
1 entries- szisztolé noun (contraction of the heart)
Irish
1 entries- croíchrapadh noun (contraction of the heart)
Polish
1 entries- skurcz noun (contraction of the heart)
Portuguese
1 entries- sístole noun (contraction of the heart)
Russian
1 entries- систола noun (contraction of the heart)
Spanish
1 entries- sístole noun (contraction of the heart)
Swedish
1 entries- systole noun (contraction of the heart)
Welsh
1 entries- hwrdd y galon noun (contraction of the heart)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
[…] 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.
Source: wiktionary
A double systole catapulted him into full consciousness again, and he promised his uncorrected self that he would limit his daily ration of cigarettes to a couple of heartbeats.
Source: wiktionary
There is no essential virtue in comfort. To be relaxed is good if it is part of a process of systole and diastole. Relaxation comes between phases of tenseness.
Source: wiktionary
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