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/ˈsɪstəli/ · noun
(physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries..
[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence.
A double systole catapulted him into full consciousness again, and he promised his uncorrected self that he would limit his daily ration of cigarettes to a couple of heartbeats.
There is no essential virtue in comfort. To be relaxed is good if it is part of a process of systole and diastole. Relaxation comes between phases of tenseness.
Use systole when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Systole means (physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include diastole.
[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence.
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