Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perisystole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perisys-tole
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The brief interval between the diastole and systole of the heart.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And so, borrowing cards of membership of the Lanchap Turf Club, they had gone, the four of them, to sit in a dilatation of hope, a contraction of despair, a perisystole of speculation."

Etymology

From peri- + systole.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

perisystolic

Questions

What does perisystole mean?: The brief interval between the diastole and systole of the heart.
Where does perisystole come from?: From peri- + systole.

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