ASYSTOLE
\ɐsˈɪstə͡ʊl], \ɐsˈɪstəʊl], \ɐ_s_ˈɪ_s_t_əʊ_l]\
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a-sis'to-l[=e], n. (med.) the condition of a heart the left ventricle of which is unable to empty itself.--Also ASYS'TOLISM. [Made up of Gr. a, neg., systol[=e], contraction.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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