midsystolic
English edit
Etymology edit
mid- + systole + -ic = midsystole + -ic = mid- + systolic
Adjective edit
midsystolic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the middle portion of systole, as with midsystolic murmur, midsystolic ejection, and midsystolic click.
- 1973, Rizzon P, Biasco G, Brindicci G, Mauro F, “Familial syndrome of midsystolic click and late systolic murmur”, in British Heart Journal, volume 35, number 3, →PMID, →PMCID, pages 245–259:
- Evidence has recently been produced to show that patients with a midsystolic click and late systolic murmur have a peculiar abnormality of the mitral valve: the systolic ballooning of the leaflets, particularly the posterior one, usually associated with mild mitral insufficiency.