diastole
/daɪˈæstəli/
diastole 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.
Noun
diastole (usually uncountable, plural diastoles)
- 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.
- […] 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.1653, William Harvey, “The Causes which Mov’d the Author to Write”, in [anonymous], transl., The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey […] Concerning the Motion of the Heart and Blood. […]...
- In patients with rapid rates, diastole may be sufficiently shortened that the third and fourth heart sounds become superimposed and form a summation gallop.2005, Richard H. Vagelos, Rachel Marcus, J. Edwin Atwood, “35: Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Cardiovascular Diseases”, in Robert M. Wachter, Lee Goldman, Harry Hollander, editors...
- The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
- I have inserted diastole which is omitted in Putschius, an insertion which both the complement, and the subsequent text make necessary.1815 March and June, On the Greek and Latin Accents, The Classical Journal, Volume XI, page 81
- [A]ccording to prosody, this syllable has the diastole and the stress, whereas the second of “cujus” or of “animam” has not.1841, Gottfried Weber, Godfrey Weber′s General Music Teacher, page 115
- The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
diastole meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
diastole in Tamil
- இதயத்துடுப்பு, தயத்தொலி, இதய விரிவு, இதயவிரிவு, விரிதல், இதயவிரிதல்
diastole in Arabic
- relaxation of the heart
- اِنْبِسَاط inbisāṭ
diastole in Vietnamese
- relaxation of the heart
- trương tâm, tâm trương
Examples of diastole in a sentence
- Of the total cardiac cycle at this rate, diastole accounts for 0.50 s, or 62% of the cycle, and systole accounts for 0.31 s, or 38%.2008, Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, W. Larry Kenney, Physiology of Sport and Exercise, page 132:
- During a short cycle or premature contraction, LV ejection begins before pressure in the aorta has completely decreased, and it remains higher than with longer diastoles [4, 5].2011, Julian Maizel, Michel Slama, “9: Hermodynamic Evaluation in the Patient with Arrhythmias”, in Daniel de Backer, Bernard P. Cholley...
- Surely Goethe′s basic dichotomy of systole and diastole in the Divan poem[…].2010, Jürgen Thym, Ann Clark Fehn, Of Poetry and Song: Approaches to the Nineteenth-Century Lied, page 46:
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Forms of diastole
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Origin of diastole
From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).
Words formed from diastole
Questions about diastole
- What does diastole mean?
- Diastole means 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.
- What is diastole in Tamil?
- Diastole in Tamil is இதயத்துடுப்பு, தயத்தொலி, இதய விரிவு. See Diastole meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use diastole in a sentence?
- Of the total cardiac cycle at this rate, diastole accounts for 0.50 s, or 62% of the cycle, and systole accounts for 0.31 s, or 38%.
- What part of speech is diastole?
- Diastole is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diastole?
- Diastole is pronounced /daɪˈæstəli/.
- What is the plural of diastole?
- The plural of diastole is diastoles.
Words near diastole in the dictionary
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