systolic

[ si-stol-ik ]

/ sɪˈstɒl ɪk /

adjective

(of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.

Nearby words

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Compare diastolic.

Origin of systolic

First recorded in 1685–95; systole + -ic

Related forms

hy·per·sys·tol·ic, adjectivepost·sys·tol·ic, adjectivepre·sys·tol·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for systolic

During chills the systolic may rise to great height due to the violent muscular contractions.
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In other words the systolic pressure is always increased to greater degree than the diastolic pressure.
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Up to within a very brief time all the statistical evidence of blood pressure was based on systolic readings alone.
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For convenience, this may be said to be the arithmetical mean of the systolic and diastolic pressures.
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At the time of perforation the systolic pressure may be raised.
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Science definitions for systolic

systole

[ sĭs′tə-lē ]

The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart, especially the ventricles, contract to force blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. Compare diastole.

Related forms

systolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk)