diastolic

[dahy-uh-stol-ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈstɒl ɪk/
adjective
1.
pertaining to or produced by diastole.
2.
(of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
Compare systolic.
Origin
1685-95; diastole + -ic
Related forms
hyperdiastolic, adjective
postdiastolic, adjective
prediastolic, adjective
pseudodiastolic, adjective
Examples from the web for diastolic
  • Long-term caloric restriction ameliorates the decline in diastolic function in humans.
  • In the dark-chocolate group, systolic blood pressure dropped five points, diastolic nearly two.
  • The bottom number is the diastolic blood pressure reading.
  • The top number is called the systolic blood pressure, and the bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure.
diastolic in Science
diastole
  (dī-ās'tə-lē)   
The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart dilate and fill with blood. Diastole of the atria occurs before diastole of the ventricles. Compare systole.

diastolic adjective (dī'ə-stŏl'ĭk)