Diastole

n.	1.	(Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; - correlative to systole, or contraction.
	2.	(Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.

Noun

1.

diastole - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

arsis, beat, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, bout, circle, circuit, course, cycle, dilatation, dilation, distension, downbeat, dropsy, edema, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, gassiness, inflation, intumescence, meteorism, puff, puffiness, puffing, pulse, revolution, rotation, round, series, spell, stretching, swell, swellage, swelling, swollenness, systole, thesis, tumefaction, tumescence, tumidity, tumidness, turgescence, turgidity, turgidness, turn, tympanism, tympany, upbeat, wheel, windiness

Definitions Index: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home - Privacy Policy