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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Systolic \Sys*tol"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting;
esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic
murmur. --Dunglison.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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