A double systole catapulted him into full consciousness again, and he promised his uncorrected self that he would limit his daily ration of cigarettes to a couple of heartbeats.
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.
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systole — [ sistɔl ] n. f. • 1541; lat. systole, gr. sustolê « contraction » ♦ Physiol. Contraction du cœur par laquelle le sang est chassé dans les artères, qui commence par la contraction simultanée des deux oreillettes (systole auriculaire), suivie de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Systole — can mean the following:*Systole (medicine) is a term describing the contraction of the heart. *Systole (mathematics) is a term used in mathematics. *Systole (literature) is a term used to describe entry into the imagination/surreal in a text … Wikipedia
systole — (n.) periodic contraction of the heart and arteries, 1570s, from Gk. systole contraction, from syn together (see SYN (Cf. syn )) + stem related to stellein to bring together, draw in; to put (see STALL (Cf. stall) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary
systole — [sis′tə lē΄] n. [ModL < Gr systolē < systellein, to draw together: see SYSTALTIC] the usual rhythmic contraction of the heart, esp. of the ventricles, following each dilatation (diastole), during which the blood is driven onward from the… … English World dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol. & Biol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Systŏle — (gr., d.i. Zusammen , Einziehen), 1) der Moment, wo das Herz u. die Arterien durch ihre Zusammenziehung am meisten verengert sind u. das Blut aus ihnen fortgetrieben wird; vgl. Puls u. Arterien 2) c); 2) so v.w. Herzgespann; 3) in der Grammatik u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Systŏle — (griech., »Zusammenziehung«), in der Metrik im Gegensatz zur Diastole (s. d.) die Verkürzung einer langen Silbe vor der folgenden Hebung durch die Aussprache, z. B. »Obstupui stĕtĕruntque comae«. In der Physiologie die Zusammenziehung der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Systole — Systŏle (grch.), s. Diastole … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Systole — Systole, griech., die kurze Aussprache einer langen Sylbe; in der Medicin die Zusammenziehung des Herzens … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Systole — Systole, Kontraktionsphase in der ⇒ Herzarbeit … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
systole — ► NOUN ▪ the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood into the arteries. Often contrasted with DIASTOLE(Cf. ↑diastolic). DERIVATIVES systolic adjective. ORIGIN Greek sustol , from sustellein to contract … English terms dictionary
