Sys*tol"ic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Systole \Sys"to*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n
   with + ? to set, place.]
   1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable.
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   2. (Physiol. & Biol.) 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}. -- {Sys*tol"ic}, a.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Systolic \Sys*tol"ic\, a.
   Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting;
   esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic
   murmur. --Dunglison.
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