plural of diastolic

Pertaining to a diastole.

(medicine, colloquial) Short for diastolic blood pressure.

(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.

plural of diastole

In a diastolic manner.

(physiology) The lowest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring between heart beats, because of a diastole.

plural of diastolic blood pressure