DIASTOLE

diastole

(noun) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diastole (usually uncountable, plural diastoles)

(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) 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, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.

(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.

Synonyms

• (prosody): ectasis

Antonyms

• (physiology): systole

• (prosody): systole

Anagrams

• altoside, diolates, elastoid, isolated, sodalite, solidate

Source: Wiktionary


Di*as"to*le, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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