Diastema :: Diastema (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw..
Diaster :: Diaster (n.) A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis..
Diastole :: Diastole (n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction..
Diastole :: Diastole (n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
Diastolic :: Diastolic (a.) Of or pertaining to diastole.
Diastyle :: Diastyle (n.) See under Intercolumniation.
Kadiaster :: Kadiaster (n.) A Turkish judge. See Cadi.
Mediastinal :: Mediastinal (a.) Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.
Mediastinum :: Mediastinum (n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels..
Peridiastole :: Peridiastole (n.) The almost inappreciable time which elapses between the systole and the diastole of the heart.
Prediastolic :: Prediastolic (a.) Preceding the diastole of the heart; as, a prediastolic friction sound..