systole

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Synonyms: asystole, systyle, sestole

Antonyms: asystole, systyle, sestole

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physiology}} The [[rhythmic]] [[contraction]] of the [[heart]], by which [[blood]] is [[driven]] through the [[arteries]].
2. {{lb|en|prosody|rhetoric}} A shortening of a naturally long vowel.
3. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The shortest noncontractible [[loop]] on a [[compact]] [[metric space]].
4. {{lb|en|biology}} The contraction of the contractile vesicles in certain algae, plasmodia, and zoospores.

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