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

Etymology

Origin of diastolic

First recorded in 1685–95; diastole + -ic

Compare meaning

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

• systolic vs. diastolic

Example Sentences

Systolic blood pressure, or the top number in the blood pressure reading, is a stronger predictor for cardiovascular death than diastolic, or bottom number, blood pressure.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

There was little evidence of an association of other urban environmental exposures with changes in systolic or diastolic blood pressure.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

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

The lower number is pressure between beats and known as diastolic blood pressure.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

The diastolic pressure is not at all important under such conditions of acute cardiac breakdown.

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