Diastolic
adjective
Related to the moment in a heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows blood to fill it.
A diastolic blood pressure reading below 80 is considered normal.
Often appears as...
- diastolic blood pressure
- diastolic heart failure
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Related to the moment in a heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows blood to fill it.
A diastolic blood pressure reading below 80 is considered normal.
Often appears as...
- diastolic blood pressure
- diastolic heart failure
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Heart Relaxation
Used to describe the heart's resting phase during a beat cycle where it fills with blood.
His diastolic phase is longer due to his athletic conditioning.
Pro Tip 2/3Blood Pressure
Refers to the lower number in blood pressure measurements, indicating heart relaxation.
The nurse noted a diastolic reading of 78, which is healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Primarily used in medical or health-related discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The cardiologist explained the significance of diastolic function.
Pro Tip 1/3Heart Relaxation
Used to describe the heart's resting phase during a beat cycle where it fills with blood.
His diastolic phase is longer due to his athletic conditioning.
Pro Tip 2/3Blood Pressure
Refers to the lower number in blood pressure measurements, indicating heart relaxation.
The nurse noted a diastolic reading of 78, which is healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Primarily used in medical or health-related discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The cardiologist explained the significance of diastolic function.
Pro Tip 1/3Heart Relaxation
Used to describe the heart's resting phase during a beat cycle where it fills with blood.
His diastolic phase is longer due to his athletic conditioning.
Pro Tip 2/3Blood Pressure
Refers to the lower number in blood pressure measurements, indicating heart relaxation.
The nurse noted a diastolic reading of 78, which is healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Primarily used in medical or health-related discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The cardiologist explained the significance of diastolic function.
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How blood pressure works...
It's highest during systole, when the heart contracts to force blood through the arteries. This is your systolic blood pressure. When the heart is at rest between beats, blood pressure falls to its lowest value, the diastolic pressure.
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Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
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Video examples
How blood pressure works...
It's highest during systole, when the heart contracts to force blood through the arteries. This is your systolic blood pressure. When the heart is at rest between beats, blood pressure falls to its lowest value, the diastolic pressure.
Video examples
Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
the darkness of the body transferred to architecture, can you use architectural space not for living but as a metaphor, and use its systolic, diastolic
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