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Diastole
/daɪˈæstəli/
The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
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noun
- 1
The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
- 2
The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
- 3
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
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