diastolic

[ dahy-uh-stol-ik ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈstɒl ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to or produced by diastole.
(of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
Compare systolic.

Origin of diastolic

First recorded in 1685–95; diastole + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM diastolic

hy·per·di·as·tol·ic, adjective post·di·as·tol·ic, adjective pre·di·as·tol·ic, adjective pseu·do·di·as·tol·ic, adjective

Words nearby diastolic

diastematomyelia, diaster, diastereoisomer, diastereomer, diastole, diastolic, diastolic murmur, diastolic pressure, diastolic thrill, diastrophic dysplasia, diastrophism

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Scientific definitions for diastolic

diastole
[ dī-ăs′tə-lē ]

The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart dilate and fill with blood. Diastole of the atria occurs before diastole of the ventricles. Compare systole.

Other words from diastole

diastolic adjective (dī′ə-stŏl′ĭk)