systolic

[ si-stol-ik ]

/ sɪˈstɒl ɪk /

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Definition of systolic

adjective

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

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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

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How to use systolic in a sentence

As a Harvard undergraduate, he used systolic blood pressure readings to invent the lie detector test.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a systolic murmur present and a slight impairment of the upper lobe of the right lung.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
The heart is often dilated, and on auscultation the systolic murmurs associated with that condition are heard.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
To begin with negative facts: a mitral pre-systolic murmur is never significant of a degenerative lesion.
The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901|J. Mitchell Bruce

It is pulsatile, and a systolic bruit or a “thrilling” murmur may be heard over it.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
On palpation a systolic thrill may be detected, but the presence of a murmur is neither constant nor characteristic.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles