diastole

noun

di·as·to·le | \ dī-ˈa-stə-(ˌ)lē

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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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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 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. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 22 July 2017 See More

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