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diastole

di·as·to·le

diastole

 
pronunciation:
daI ae st li
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part of speech: noun
definition: in physiology, the normal rhythmic expansion of the heart chambers, during which the chambers fill with blood. (Cf. systole.)
derivation: diastolic (adj.)
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