systolic
pronunciation
How to pronounce systolic in British English:
UK [ ˌsɪˈstɒlɪk]
How to pronounce systolic in American English:
US [ ˌsɪˈstɑːlɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a systole or happing during a systole
Word Origin
- systolic (adj.)
- 1690s, from Modern Latin systolicus, from Greek systole "a drawing together, contraction" (see systole).
Example
- 1. Observation of low dose spironolactone in treating systolic heart failure .
- 2. Early diuretic therapy benefits diabetics with isolated systolic hypertension .
- 3. People whose systolic blood pressure -- the upper number in their reading -- is different in their left and right arms may be suffering from a vascular disease that could increase their risk of death , british researchers report .
- 4. By the end of the study the average diastolic blood pressure dropped by 4.3 percent and the systolic pressure decreased by 3.5 percent .
- 5. The researchers found that those patients taking the vitamin d supplement of 75 mcg ( correct ) daily showed a significant reduction in central systolic blood pressure , blood pressure measured near the heart .