atrial systole

atrial systole
the contraction of the atria by which blood is propelled from them into the ventricles.

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  • systole — /sis teuh lee , lee/, n. 1. Physiol. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Cf. diastole. 2. Class. Pros. the shortening of a syllable regularly long. [1570 80; < Gk systolé a… …   Universalium

  • systole — n. the period of the cardiac cycle during which the heart contracts. The term usually refers to ventricular systole, which lasts about 0.3 seconds. Atrial systole lasts about 0.1 seconds. Derivatives: systolic adj …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • СИСТОЛА — (systole) период сердечного цикла, во время которого происходит сокращение сердечной мышцы. Данным термином обычно обозначается систола желудочков (ventricular systole), которая длится примерно 0,3 секунды Систола предсердий (atrial systole)… …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • Cardiac cycle — Cardiac events occurring in the cardiac cycle. Two complete cycles are illustrated. The cardiac cycle is a term referring to all or any of the events related to the flow or blood pressure that occurs from the beginning of one heartbeat to the… …   Wikipedia

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