- diastolic
- adjective see diastole
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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diastolic — DIASTÓLIC, Ă, diastolici, ce, adj. Care se referă la diastolă, care aparţine diastolei; care are loc în timpul diastolei. [pr.: di as ] – Din fr. diastolique. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 17.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 diastólic adj. m. (sil. di a ; mf.… … Dicționar Român
Diastolic — Di as*tol ic, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to diastole. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diastolic — Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for diastolic is diastole. (The final letter in diastole is pronounced as a long e as in lee. ) The diastolic pressure is specifically the… … Medical dictionary
diastolic — diastole ► NOUN ▪ the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood. Often contrasted with SYSTOLE(Cf. ↑systolic). DERIVATIVES diastolic adjective. ORIGIN Greek, separation, expansion … English terms dictionary
Diastolic heart failure — Diastolic dysfunction Classification and external resources ICD 9 428.3 Diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction refers to decline in performance of one or both ventricles of the heart during the time phase of diastole. Diastole is that… … Wikipedia
Diastolic dysfunction — refers to an abnormality in the heart s (i.e. left ventricle s) filling during diastole. Diastole is that phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart (i.e. ventricle) is not contracting but is actually relaxed and filling with blood that is being… … Wikipedia
diastolic blood pressure — n the lowest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring during diastole of the heart called also diastolic pressure compare SYSTOLIC blood PRESSURE … Medical dictionary
Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] … Wikipedia
Diastolic depolarization — In mammals cardiac electrical activity originates from specialized myocytes of the sinoatrial node (SAN) which generate spontaneous and rhythmic action potentials (AP). The unique functional aspect of this type of myocyte is the absence of a… … Wikipedia
diastolic pressure — see blood pressure * * * diastolic blood pressure see blood p … Medical dictionary
diastolic heart failure — heart failure due to a defect in ventricular filling caused by an abnormality in diastolic function … Medical dictionary
