diástole

See also: diastole and Diastole

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”). Cognate with Portuguese diástole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjastole/ [ˈd̪jas̺.t̪o.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -astole

Noun

diástole f (plural diástoles)

1. (physiology) diastole (period when the heart refills with blood)

Further reading

• “diástole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”). Cognate with Galician diástole.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈas.to.li/ [d͡ʒɪˈas.to.li], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjas.to.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈas.to.li/ [d͡ʒɪˈas.to.li], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjas.to.li/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈaʃ.to.li/ [d͡ʒɪˈaʃ.to.li], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjaʃ.to.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈas.to.le/ [d͡ʒɪˈas.to.le], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjas.to.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈaʃ.tu.lɨ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈdjaʃ.tu.lɨ/

• Rhymes: -astoli, -aʃtulɨ
• Hyphenation: di‧ás‧to‧le

Noun

diástole f (plural diástoles)

1. (physiology) diastole (period when the heart refills with blood)

Further reading

• “diástole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “diástole”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjastole/ [ˈd̪jas.t̪o.le]
• Rhymes: -astole
• Syllabification: diás‧to‧le

Noun

diástole f (plural diástoles)

1. (physiology) diastole (period when the heart refills with blood)
2. (prosody) diastole (lengthening of a syllable)

Related terms

• diastólico

 

Further reading

• “diástole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28