SYSTOLE
Sys"to*le, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Gram.)
Defn: The shortening of the long syllable.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; — correlative to diastole.
SYSTOLIC
Sys*tol"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., ralating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur. Dunglison.
SYSTYLE
Sys"tyle, a. Etym: [L. systylos, Gr. systyle.] (Arch.)
Defn: Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; — said of a portico or building. See Intercolumniation. — n.
Defn: A systyle temple or other edifice.