Definition of Systole. Meaning of Systole. Synonyms of Systole

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Definition of Systole

Systole
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.
Systole
Systole Sys"to*le, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n with + ? to set, place.] 1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable. 2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.

Meaning of Systole from wikipedia

- Systole (/ˈsɪstəli/ SIST-ə-lee) is the part of the cardiac cycle during which some chambers of the heart contract after refilling with blood. Its contrasting...
- following a period of robust contraction and pumping of blood, called systole. After emptying, the heart relaxes and expands to receive another influx...
- Systole may refer to: Systole (medicine), a term describing the contraction of the heart Systolic array, a term used in computer architecture Systolic...
- chambers of the heart are refilling with blood. The contrasting phase is systole when the heart chambers are contracting. Atrial diastole is the relaxing...
- topological manifestations. See also Introduction to systolic geometry. The systole of a compact metric space X is a metric invariant of X, defined to be the...
- with contraction of the left atrium, and the mitral valve closes during systole with contraction of the left ventricle. The valve opens and closes because...
- cycle, the atria receive blood while relaxed in diastole, then contract in systole to move blood to the ventricles. Each atrium is roughly cube-shaped except...
- ventricular systole when the pressure in the right ventricle rises above the pressure in the pulmonary artery. At the end of ventricular systole, when the...
- A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a common event where the heartbeat is initiated by Purkinje fibers in the ventricles rather than by the sinoatrial...
- tendineae and contract to prevent inversion or prolapse of these valves on systole (or ventricular contraction). There are five total papillary muscles in...