Systole
Etymology
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The term |
The term originats, via [[Neo-Latin]], from [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|συστολή}} (''sustolē''), from {{lang|grc|συστέλλειν}} (''sustéllein'' 'to contract'; from {{lang|grc|σύν}} ''sun'' 'together' + {{lang|grc|στέλλειν}} ''stéllein'' 'to send'), and is similar to the use of the English term ''to squeeze''. |
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==Terminology, general explanation== |
==Terminology, general explanation== |
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