diastolic

American  

[dahy-uh-stol-ik] / ˌdaɪ əˈstɒl ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or produced by diastole.

2. (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.

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Other Word Forms

• hyperdiastolic
  adjective
• postdiastolic
  adjective
• prediastolic
  adjective
• pseudodiastolic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of diastolic

First recorded in 1685–95; diastole + -ic

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Compare meaning

How does diastolic compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• systolic vs. diastolic

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

diastolic

After that, the wearable started sending my systolic and diastolic numbers to the Hilo app eight to 10 times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Research reviews show caffeine from coffee, cola, energy drinks, and chocolate can raise systolic blood pressure by 3-15 and diastolic blood pressure by 4-13 after consumption.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

These participants also experienced increases in diastolic blood pressure, reductions in shear rate and blood flow, and lower leg muscle oxygenation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025

For example, systolic blood pressure, or blood pressure during heartbeats, decreased more than 8 millimeters of mercury, or mm Hg, while diastolic blood pressure, or blood pressure between heartbeats, decreased nearly 5 mm Hg.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2023

Conversely, paralysis of the vasomotor system produces fall of diastolic pressure which, if long continued, results in death.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

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