Systole (medicine)
WordNet
noun
(1) The contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the rhythmic contractions of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries
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- 1974: There is no essential virtue in comfort. To be relaxed is good if it is part of a process of systole and diastole. Relaxation comes between phases of tenseness. — Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament
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