- 1. n. The shortening of the long syllable. Source: opted
- 2. n. The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole. Source: opted
- 3. n. the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable. 2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole. Source: webster
- 5. n:100 n. the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery Source: ecdict
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