diastole
The diastole (filling) and systole (pumping) processes of a healthy human heart
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
- The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
- The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
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Origin
- From Ancient Greek διαστολή ("separation, drawing asunder"), from διά + στέλλω.
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