Feminine

Systole

Concepts

Opposite of
Diastole
Translations

sístole

samentrekking van het hart

kalp kasılması

συστολή

sistol

Pronounced as (IPA)
[zʏsˈtoːlə]
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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