systolic
adjective
(of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
presystolic
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a word derived from
systolic.
Example Sentences
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The distinctive diagnostic physical sign of this lesion is the diastolic and perhaps presystolic murmur heard over the left ventricle, accentuated at the apex and transmitted some distance to the left of the heart.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
To palpation this lesion often gives a characteristic presystolic thrill at and around the apex.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
