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Definition of systolic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

systolic

adjective

/ˌsɪˈstɒlɪk/

/ˌsɪˈstɑːlɪk/

(medical)

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connected with the stage of the heart's rhythm when the heart pumps blood compare diastolic

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