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diastolic

/daɪəˈstɒlɪk/

diastolic adjective: pertaining to a diastole. Also the ellipsis of diastolic blood pressure.

Adjective

diastolic (comparative more diastolic, superlative most diastolic)

  1. Pertaining to a diastole.

Also used as

diastolic is also the ellipsis of diastolic blood pressure.

Forms of diastolic

Adjective
comparativemore diastolic
superlativemost diastolic
Noun
pluraldiastolics

Origin of diastolic

From diastole + -ic.

Words formed from diastolic

Phrases with diastolic

Words that rhyme with diastolic

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Questions about diastolic

What does diastolic mean?
Diastolic means pertaining to a diastole.
What part of speech is diastolic?
Diastolic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce diastolic?
Diastolic is pronounced /daɪəˈstɒlɪk/ (UK).

Words near diastolic in the dictionary

  1. diastereospecificity
  2. diastereotopic
  3. diasters
  4. diastole
  5. diastoles
  6. diastolic
  7. diastolic blood pressure
  8. diastolic blood pressures
  9. diastolically
  10. diastolics
  11. diastology

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