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.
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..