systole
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systole
- /ˈsɪstəli/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈsəstəli/ New Zealand
Sounds like sisterly (non-rhotic)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλω (sustéllō, “to contract”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to send”).
noun systoles
- The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries. […] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence.
- A shortening of a naturally long vowel.
- The shortest noncontractible loop on a compact metric space.
- The contraction of the contractile vesicles in certain algae, plasmodia, and zoospores.
Opposite: diastole
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noun
Opposite: diastole
Translations
Talk about this word "systole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/systole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. systole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/systole "systole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/systole.Cite this
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title = {systole},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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