DIASTOLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does diastole mean? • DIASTOLE (noun)
The noun DIASTOLE has 1 sense:
1. the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Familiarity information: DIASTOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIASTOLE (noun)
Meaning:
The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("diastole" is a kind of...):
beat; heartbeat; pulsation; pulse (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart)
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