diastole
The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
Other meanings
The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
Related words
- peridiastole
- protodiastole
- telediastole
- diastolic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "διαστολή" (separation, drawing asunder).
Where this comes from
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