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What is the noun for systole?

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systole
  1. (physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.
  2. (prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Younger people have a highly distensible aorta, which expands during systole and minimises any subsequent rise in blood pressure.”
      “An aneurysm expands laterally with systole while a tortuous aorta does not.”
      “The build-up of pressure stops after systole, diastole and pulse are established, after which the cuff is deflated.”
systoles
  1. plural of systole
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