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Systole
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(1):
(n.) The shortening of the long syllable.
(2):
(n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; - correlative to diastole.
(3):
(n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; - correlative to diastole.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Systole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/systole.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Systole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/systole.html. 1828.