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Definition of Systaltic
1. a. Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation; as, the systaltic action of the heart.
Definition of Systaltic
1. Adjective. (biology) Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Systaltic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Systaltic
Literary usage of Systaltic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Brain Considered Anatomically, Physiologically and Philosophically by Emanuel Swedenborg, Rudolph Leonhard Tafel (1882)
"... but by virtue of its peculiar texture which emulates that of the heart. ...
If any one, however, desires to perceive the systaltic and ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"To sweeten with syrup ; cover or mix with a syrup. dilating; capable of or
resulting from systole and diastole ; pulsatory : as, the systaltic action of the ..."
3. A History of Music by John Frederick Rowbotham (1886)
"And the second was the systaltic, or Thrilling Style, in which to procure passion
of expression the Accent was continually forced throughout the piece, ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1848)
"A circular motion impressed on a luxated bone, for the purpose of reducing it.
PERISTALTIC, systaltic—p. ..."
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