midsystolic

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English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ systole +‎ -ic or midsystole +‎ -ic or mid- +‎ systolic.

Adjective

midsystolic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the middle portion of systole, as with midsystolic murmur, midsystolic ejection, and midsystolic click.
    • 1973, Rizzon P, Biasco G, Brindicci G, Mauro F, “Familial syndrome of midsystolic click and late systolic murmur”, in British Heart Journal, volume 35, number 3, →PMID, →PMCID, pages 245–259:
      Evidence has recently been produced to show that patients with a midsystolic click and late systolic murmur have a peculiar abnormality of the mitral valve: the systolic ballooning of the leaflets, particularly the posterior one, usually associated with mild mitral insufficiency.

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