systolic

[si-stol-ik]

adjective

Origin of systolic

First recorded in 1685–95; systole + -ic

Related formshy·per·sys·tol·ic, adjectivepost·sys·tol·ic, adjectivepre·sys·tol·ic, adjective

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The habit of speaking of any systolic figure as normal should be broken.
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At the aorta (A) the pressure (systolic) is approximately 150 mm.
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At the time of perforation the systolic pressure may be raised.
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Blood pressure consists of more than the estimation of the systolic pressure.
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A pressure picture may be normal but a systolic reading, whatever it may be, is not accurately designated as normal.
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Word Origin and History for systolic

adj.

1690s, from Modern Latin systolicus, from systole (see systole).

systolic in Science

[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 formssystolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl′ĭk)