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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.

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Compare diastolic.

Origin of systolic

First recorded in 1685–95; systole + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM systolic

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

Words nearby systolic

systems engineer, systems engineering, systems software, systems theory, systole, systolic, systolic gallop, systolic murmur, systolic pressure, systolic thrill, systremma

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Example sentences from the Web for systolic

During chills the systolic may rise to great height due to the violent muscular contractions.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
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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