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

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systole

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systole

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪstəli/

Noun

Japanese Meaning

（生理学）心臓のリズミカルな収縮、すなわち心臓が収縮して血液を動脈に送り出す現象 / （韻律学）自然に長い母音が短くなる現象

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During systole, the ventricle contracts forcefully to push blood into the aorta.

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収縮期には、心室が強く収縮して大動脈へ血液を押し出します。

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(physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.

[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence.

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(prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.

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(mathematics) The shortest noncontractible loop on a compact metric space.

systoles

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