di·as·to·le | \ dī-ˈa-stə-(ˌ)lē 
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\Definition of diastole
: a rhythmically recurrent expansion especially : the relaxation and dilation of the chambers of the heart and especially the ventricles during which they fill with blood — compare systole
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diastolic \ ˌdī-ə-ˈstä-lik \ adjective
\ adjectiveExamples of diastole in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body.
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Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart," 22 July 2017
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diastole
noundi·as·to·le | \ dī-ˈas-tə-(ˌ)lē \
\Medical Definition of diastole
1 : the passive rhythmical expansion or dilation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood — compare systole
2 : the rhythmical expansion of a pulsating vacuole (as of an amoeba)
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The first known use of diastole was circa 1578
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