Found 2 items, similar to Systolic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: systolic systolic adj : of or relating to a systole or happing during a systole
English → English (gcide) Definition: Systolic Systole \Sys"to*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n with + ? to set, place.] 1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol. & Biol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; also, the contraction of a rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; -- correlative to diastole. -- Sys*tol"ic, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Systolic \Sys*tol"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]