Associations to the word «Systole»

Wiktionary

SYSTOLE, noun. (physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.
SYSTOLE, noun. (prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.

Dictionary definition

SYSTOLE, noun. The contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad