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

The trial found that tirzepatide offered substantial benefits for managing diastolic heart failure, reducing deaths, preventing hospitalizations and generally benefiting recipients' health and quality of life.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

The study showed that the diastolic dysfunction in female mice resulted from altered heart filament proteins.

From Science Daily • May 30, 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

It is well to emphasize again the point that the blood pressure picture consists of the systolic, the diastolic, the pulse pressure and the pulse rate.

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