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systole (sis´to-le) the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the ventricles, during which blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery. adj., systol´ic., adj. atrial systole
contraction of the atria by which blood is forced into the ventricles; it precedes the true or ventricular systole and is
indicated by the fourth heart sound. extra systole
see extrasystole. ventricular systole
contraction of the ventricles, forcing blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
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