Standard Lemma guide
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric, uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, uncountable, usually
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
History
From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
