'Diastole' definitions:
Definition of 'diastole'
From: WordNet
noun
The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Definition of 'Diastole'
From: GCIDE
- Diastole \Di*as"to*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put asunder, to separate; dia` through + ? to set, to place.]
- 1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diastole'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arsis,
- beat,
- bloat,
- bloatedness,
- bloating,
- blowing up,
- bout,
- circle,
- circuit,
- course,
- cycle,
- dilatation,
- dilation,
- distension,
- downbeat,
- dropsy,
- edema,
- flatulence,
- flatulency,
- flatus,
- gassiness,
- inflation,
- intumescence,
- meteorism,
- puff,
- puffiness,
- puffing,
- pulse,
- revolution,
- rotation,
- round,
- series,
- spell,
- stretching,
- swell,
- swellage,
- swelling,
- swollenness,
- systole,
- thesis,
- tumefaction,
- tumescence,
- tumidity,
- tumidness,
- turgescence,
- turgidity,
- turgidness,
- turn,
- tympanism,
- tympany,
- upbeat,
- wheel,
- windiness