systole
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(sis′tŏ-lē)

[Gr. systolē, contraction]
Contraction of the chambers of the heart. The myocardial fibers shorten, making the chamber smaller and forcing blood out. In the cardiac cycle, atrial systole precedes ventricular systole, which pumps blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
systolic (sis-tol′ik), adj.
SEE: cardiac cycle; SEE: diastole; SEE: murmur; SEE: presystole
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(sis′tŏ-lē)

[Gr. systolē, contraction]
Contraction of the chambers of the heart. The myocardial fibers shorten, making the chamber smaller and forcing blood out. In the cardiac cycle, atrial systole precedes ventricular systole, which pumps blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
systolic (sis-tol′ik), adj.
SEE: cardiac cycle; SEE: diastole; SEE: murmur; SEE: presystole
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Systole." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766199/all/systole.
Systole. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766199/all/systole. Accessed August 17, 2022.
Systole. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766199/all/systole
Systole [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2022 August 17]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766199/all/systole.
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