Sys"to*le (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to contract; sy`n with + &?; to set, place.]
1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long
syllable.
2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the
heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the
circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
Sys"to*le (?), n. (Physiol. &
Biol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the
blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the
contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; --
correlative to diastole. -- Sys*tol"ic (#),
a.
Sys"to*le (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to contract; sy`n with + &?; to set, place.]
1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long
syllable.
2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the
heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the
circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
Sys"to*le (?), n. (Physiol. &
Biol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the
blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the
contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; --
correlative to diastole. -- Sys*tol"ic (#),
a.
