Systole

See also: systole

German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin systola, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλειν (sustéllein, “to contract”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʏsˈtoːlə]

• Audio:

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Noun

Systole f (genitive Systole, plural Systolen)

1. (physiology) systole

   Antonym: Diastole

Declension

Declension of Systole [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Systole	die	Systolen
genitive	einer	der	Systole	der	Systolen
dative	einer	der	Systole	den	Systolen
accusative	eine	die	Systole	die	Systolen

Further reading

• “Systole” in Duden online