systole /sys·to·le/ (sis´to-le) the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the ventricles.systol´ic
aborted systole,
aborted systole a weak systole, usually premature, not associated with pulsation of a peripheral artery.
atrial systole the contraction of the atria by which blood is propelled from them into the ventricles.
extra systole extrasystole.
ventricular systole the contraction of the cardiac ventricles by which blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
a·bort·ed systole ( -bôr t d)n. A loss of the systolic beat in the radial pulse through weakness of the ventricular contraction. |
aborted systole,
a contraction of the heart that is usually weak and is not associated with a radial pulse.
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