Systole

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin systola, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλειν (sustéllein, to contract), from σύν (sún, together) + στέλλειν (stéllein, send).

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Noun

Systole f (genitive Systole, plural Systolen)

  1. (physiology) systole
    Antonym: Diastole

Declension

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