systole
/ˈsɪstəlɪ/noun
- Physiology the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries【生理】(心脏)收缩(期)。常与DIASTOLE相对。
派生词
systolic
/sɪˈstɒlɪk/ adjective词源
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sustolē, from sustellein 'to contract'.