diastole

Definitions


[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:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, ‘separation, expansion’, from diastellein, from dia ‘apart’ + stellein ‘to place’




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