- ventricular systole
- the contraction of the ventricles of the heart by which the blood is forced into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk.
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ventricular systole
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systole — n. the period of the cardiac cycle during which the heart contracts. The term usually refers to ventricular systole, which lasts about 0.3 seconds. Atrial systole lasts about 0.1 seconds. Derivatives: systolic adj … The new mediacal dictionary
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Систола (Systole) — период сердечного цикла, во время которого происходит сокращение сердечной мышцы. Данным термином обычно обозначается систола желудочков (ventricular systole), которая длится примерно 0,3 секунды Систола предсердий (atrial systole) продолжается… … Медицинские термины
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