sphygmosystole

Obsolete term for that segment of the pulse wave corresponding to the cardiac systole. [sphygmo- + G. systole, a contracting]

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sphyg·mo·sys·to·le (sfig″mo-sisґtə-le) [sphygmo- + systole] the part of the sphygmogram that corresponds to the systole of the heart.