diastole

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (uncountable, usually) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
3. (Greek, uncountable, usually) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.

Synonyms

dilatation

dilation

expansion

Translations

diastole

diástole

Diastole

diástole

diastole

diàstole

diyastol

diastole

διαστολή

kalp inbisatı

diastole

Diástole

kalp genişlemesi

الإنبساط

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈæstəli/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).