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The diastole (filling) and systole (pumping) processes of a healthy human heart

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Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλω (sustéllō, to contract), from σύν (sún, together) + στέλλω (stéllō, to send).

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systole (plural systoles)

  1. (physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.
    • 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. [], London: [] Francis Leach, for Richard Lownes [], →OCLC, pages 1–2:
      [] 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.
    • 1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, pages 78–9:
      A double systole catapulted him into full consciousness again, and he promised his uncorrected self that he would limit his daily ration of cigarettes to a couple of heartbeats.
    • 1974, Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament:
      There is no essential virtue in comfort. To be relaxed is good if it is part of a process of systole and diastole. Relaxation comes between phases of tenseness.
  2. (prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.
  3. (mathematics) The shortest noncontractible loop on a compact metric space.

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From French systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλω (sustéllō, to contract).

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systole f (plural systoles)

  1. (physiology) systole

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsystole(ː)/, [ˈs̠ys̠to̞le̞(ː)]
  • Rhymes: -ystole
  • Syllabification(key): sys‧to‧le

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systole

  1. (medicine) Synonym of supistumisvaihe

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Inflection of systole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative systole systolet
genitive systolen systolejen
partitive systolea systoleja
illative systoleen systoleihin
singular plural
nominative systole systolet
accusative nom. systole systolet
gen. systolen
genitive systolen systolejen
systolein rare
partitive systolea systoleja
inessive systolessa systoleissa
elative systolesta systoleista
illative systoleen systoleihin
adessive systolella systoleilla
ablative systolelta systoleilta
allative systolelle systoleille
essive systolena systoleina
translative systoleksi systoleiksi
abessive systoletta systoleitta
instructive systolein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of systole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative systoleni systoleni
accusative nom. systoleni systoleni
gen. systoleni
genitive systoleni systolejeni
systoleini rare
partitive systoleani systolejani
inessive systolessani systoleissani
elative systolestani systoleistani
illative systoleeni systoleihini
adessive systolellani systoleillani
ablative systoleltani systoleiltani
allative systolelleni systoleilleni
essive systolenani systoleinani
translative systolekseni systoleikseni
abessive systolettani systoleittani
instructive
comitative systoleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative systolesi systolesi
accusative nom. systolesi systolesi
gen. systolesi
genitive systolesi systolejesi
systoleisi rare
partitive systoleasi systolejasi
inessive systolessasi systoleissasi
elative systolestasi systoleistasi
illative systoleesi systoleihisi
adessive systolellasi systoleillasi
ablative systoleltasi systoleiltasi
allative systolellesi systoleillesi
essive systolenasi systoleinasi
translative systoleksesi systoleiksesi
abessive systolettasi systoleittasi
instructive
comitative systoleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative systolemme systolemme
accusative nom. systolemme systolemme
gen. systolemme
genitive systolemme systolejemme
systoleimme rare
partitive systoleamme systolejamme
inessive systolessamme systoleissamme
elative systolestamme systoleistamme
illative systoleemme systoleihimme
adessive systolellamme systoleillamme
ablative systoleltamme systoleiltamme
allative systolellemme systoleillemme
essive systolenamme systoleinamme
translative systoleksemme systoleiksemme
abessive systolettamme systoleittamme
instructive
comitative systoleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative systolenne systolenne
accusative nom. systolenne systolenne
gen. systolenne
genitive systolenne systolejenne
systoleinne rare
partitive systoleanne systolejanne
inessive systolessanne systoleissanne
elative systolestanne systoleistanne
illative systoleenne systoleihinne
adessive systolellanne systoleillanne
ablative systoleltanne systoleiltanne
allative systolellenne systoleillenne
essive systolenanne systoleinanne
translative systoleksenne systoleiksenne
abessive systolettanne systoleittanne
instructive
comitative systoleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative systolensa systolensa
accusative nom. systolensa systolensa
gen. systolensa
genitive systolensa systolejensa
systoleinsa rare
partitive systoleaan
systoleansa
systolejaan
systolejansa
inessive systolessaan
systolessansa
systoleissaan
systoleissansa
elative systolestaan
systolestansa
systoleistaan
systoleistansa
illative systoleensa systoleihinsa
adessive systolellaan
systolellansa
systoleillaan
systoleillansa
ablative systoleltaan
systoleltansa
systoleiltaan
systoleiltansa
allative systolelleen
systolellensa
systoleilleen
systoleillensa
essive systolenaan
systolenansa
systoleinaan
systoleinansa
translative systolekseen
systoleksensa
systoleikseen
systoleiksensa
abessive systolettaan
systolettansa
systoleittaan
systoleittansa
instructive
comitative systoleineen
systoleinensa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλω (sustéllō, to contract), from σύν (sún, together) + στέλλω (stéllō, to send).

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systole f (plural systoles)

  1. (physiology) systole
    Antonym: diastole

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