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Definitions of systole
  1. noun
    the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
Definition that contains systole
  • systolic of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole
  • asystole absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
  • cardiac arrest absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
  • extrasystole a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
  • cardiopulmonary arrest absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
  • extrasystolic of or relating to or happening during an extrasystole
  • systolic murmur a murmur heard during systole
  • blood pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
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