diastolic

[ dahy-uh-stol-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or produced by diastole.
2. (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.

Other Words From

• hyper·dias·tolic adjective
• postdi·as·tolic adjective
• predi·as·tolic adjective
• pseudo·dias·tolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diastolic¹

First recorded in 1685–95; diastole + -ic

Example Sentences

The trial found that tirzepatide offered substantial benefits for managing diastolic heart failure, reducing deaths, preventing hospitalizations and generally benefiting recipients' health and quality of life.

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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured using an aneroid sphygmomanometer.

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The study showed that the diastolic dysfunction in female mice resulted from altered heart filament proteins.

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In this study, the patch was tested on 36 healthy volunteers for its ability to measure blood flow velocities -- peak systolic, mean flow and end diastolic velocities -- in the brain's major arteries.

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Blood pressure in premenopausal human and mouse females is typically 10 points lower in both diastolic and systolic pressure than in males.

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