systolic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English systole

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English systolic

From systole + -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

systolic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction
2. (computing) Relating to a systolic array

   a systolic compiler

3. (mathematics) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

Coordinate terms

• diastolic

Derived terms

• asystolic
• endosystolic
• holosystolic
• intersystolic
• midsystolic
• nonsystolic
• pansystolic
• parasystolic
• postsystolic
• presystolic
• suprasystolic
• systolically
• systolic array
• systolic blood pressure
• telesystolic

Translations

of or relating to systole

• Catalan: sistòlic
• Czech: systolický
• Finnish: systolinen (fi)
• French: systolique (fr)
• Hungarian: szisztolés
• Interlingua: systolic
• Irish: croíchrapthach
• Italian: sistolico (it)
• Polish: skurczowy (pl)
• Portuguese: sistólico
• Spanish: sistólico (es)
• Swedish: systolisk (sv)

Noun

systolic (plural systolics)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of systolic blood pressure.

Coordinate terms

• diastolic

Interlingua

Adjective

systolic (not comparable)

1. systolic