Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-I-SYS'TO-LE
PER-I-SYS'TO-LE, n. [perisys'toly; Gr. περι, about, and συστολη, contraction.]
The pause or interval between the systole or contraction, and the diastole or dilatation of the heart. – Quincy.
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