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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Myocardial Contraction > Diastole
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Contraction > Myocardial Contraction > Diastole
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Contraction > Muscle Relaxation > Diastole

Preferred term

Diastole  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • DIASTOLIC PRESSURE see BLOOD PRESSURE & do not add DIASTOLE (NIM) unless particularly discussed

Scope note

  • Post-systolic relaxation of the HEART, especially the HEART VENTRICLES.

History note

  • 91(79); was see under MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION 1979-90

In other languages

  • diastole

    Finnish

  • sydämen lepovaihe
  • sydämen veltostumisvaihe
  • Diastole

    Swedish

  • Hjärtutvidgning

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003971

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