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pulsation vs systole

systole vs pulsation

pulsation and systole both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pulsation Yes No No No
systole Yes No No No
As nouns, systole is a hyponym of pulsation; that is, systole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pulsation:
  • pulsation: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  • systole: the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
Other hyponyms of pulsation include diastole, pounding, throb, throbbing.
pulsation (noun) systole (noun)
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
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