sístole
Spanish, noun/ˈsistole/
sístole is spelled S-Í-S-T-O-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sístole is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “systole (contraction of the heart)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Movimiento de contracción del corazón que se hace en dos etapas: una sístole auricular y otra ventricular”.
What does sístole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesystole (contraction of the heart)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Movimiento de contracción del corazón que se hace en dos etapas: una sístole auricular y otra ventricular. 2. Uso de una sílaba larga en donde corresponde una sílaba corta. 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 sístole
- sístoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sístole?
- /ˈsistole/
- [ˈsis.t̪o.le]
- [ˈsist̪ole]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sístole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sístole in Spanish?
sístole appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).