diástole
Spanish, noun/ˈdjastole/
diástole is spelled D-I-Á-S-T-O-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diástole is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “diastole (period when the heart refills with blood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Relajación del músculo cardiaco (y de las paredes arteriales) que permite que las aurículas del corazón se…”.
What does diástole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediastole (period when the heart refills with blood)
- 2
femininediastole (lengthening of a syllable)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Relajación del músculo cardiaco (y de las paredes arteriales) que permite que las aurículas del corazón se llenen de sangre. 2. Aumento del volumen contenido en la duramater y senos cerebrales gracias a un movimiento de expansión o dilatación. 3. Uso de una sílaba breve en donde debería ir una sílaba larga. Es licencia poética.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diástole
- diástoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diástole?
- /ˈdjastole/
- [ˈd̪jas.t̪o.le]
- [ˈd̪jast̪ole]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diástole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diástole in Spanish?
diástole appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).