diastole
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From Ancient Greek διαστολή (“separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (“send”).
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diastole (plural diastoles)
- (physiology) The relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood.
- (prosody) To lengthen a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
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relaxation of the heart
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- IPA: /di.aː.ˈstoː.lə/
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From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”).
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diastole f. (plural diastoles)
- (physiology) diastole
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From Ancient Greek διαστολή (“separation, drawing asunder”).
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- IPA: /djastɔl/
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diastole f. (plural diastoles)
- (physiology) diastole
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From Ancient Greek διαστολή (“separation, drawing asunder”).
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[edit] Noun
diastole f. (plural diastoli)
- (physiology) diastole
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- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
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- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian nouns
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