Diastole

See also: diastole and diástole

German

Etymology

From New Latin diastole, itself based on Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [diaˈstoːlə]

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Noun

Diastole f (genitive Diastole, plural Diastolen)

1. diastole

   Antonym: Systole

Declension

Declension of Diastole [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Diastole	die	Diastolen
genitive	einer	der	Diastole	der	Diastolen
dative	einer	der	Diastole	den	Diastolen
accusative	eine	die	Diastole	die	Diastolen

Further reading

• “Diastole” in Duden online