diastole
English
/daɪˈæstəli/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
- (uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
- (Greek) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek διαστολή (separation, drawing asunder, distinction).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διαστολή
Gloss
separation, drawing asunder, distinction
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- diastolic English
- diastolically English
- holodiastolic English
- peridiastole English
- postdiastolic English
- prediastolic English
- protodiastole English
- protodiastolic English
- telediastole English
- telediastolic English
- diastole Latin
- diastole Italian
- diastole Dutch, Flemish
- diastole French
- διαστέλλω Ancient Greek
- διαστολή Ancient Greek
- ὑποδιαστολή Ancient Greek
- diastole Norwegian Bokmål
- diastole Norwegian Nynorsk
- διαστολή Greek (modern)