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diastole
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[dʌɪˈastəli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
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Origin
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late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, ‘separation, expansion’, from diastellein, from dia ‘apart’ + stellein ‘to place’
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