systaltic

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adjective

Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.

“the systaltic action of the heart”

OriginLatin systalticus ← Ancient Greek συσταλτικός →
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Meanings

adjectivesystaltic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyCapable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.

    the systaltic action of the heart

  2. not comparableAncient GreeceentertainmentIn Ancient Greek music: having a depressing influence.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσυσταλτικός
  2. Latinsystalticus“drawing together”
  3. Englishsystaltic

From Latin systalticus (“drawing together”), from Ancient Greek συσταλτικός (sustaltikós), from συστέλλω (sustéllō). Compare systole.

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systaltic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systaltic

MLA

“systaltic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systaltic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “systaltic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systaltic.

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