Recent Examples on the WebFor us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017 For us this was diastole; the condition of the heart when it's fully dilated with blood just before it's ejected with a heart contraction to the body. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 22 July 2017 See More
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Etymology
Greek diastolē dilatation, from diastellein to expand, from dia- + stellein to prepare, send